Pregnancy and beta-thalassemia: an Italian multicenter experience.

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Published in Haematologica on November 10, 2009

Authors

Raffaella Origa1, Antonio Piga, Giovanni Quarta, Gian Luca Forni, Filomena Longo, Angela Melpignano, Renzo Galanello

Author Affiliations

1: Ospedale Regionale Microcitemie, ASL Cagliari, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologie, Università di Cagliari, Via Jenner s/n, 09121 Cagliari, Italy.

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