The impact of migrations on the health services for rare diseases in Europe: the example of haemoglobin disorders.

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Published in ScientificWorldJournal on March 18, 2013

Authors

Michalis Angastiniotis1, Joan-Lluis Vives Corrons, Elpidoforos S Soteriades, Androulla Eleftheriou

Author Affiliations

1: Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF), 31 Ifigeneias Street, 2007 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. michael.angastiniotis@thalassaemia.org.cy

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