Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 131-136 , July 2005

Treatment of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

  • Karen E. King
    • ,
  • Paul M. Ness

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Paul M. Ness, MD, Transfusion Medicine Division, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287-6667.

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2005.04.003

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 131-136 , July 2005

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