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Screening for hemochromatosis
Darrell H. Crawford MD, FRACP,
Peter Hickman PhD, MBBS, FRCPA,
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Darrell H. Crawford MD, FRACP
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Chemical Pathology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Darrell H. G. Crawford, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandria Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane QLD 4102, Australia.fax: (61) 7-3240-5111===Search for more papers by this authorPeter Hickman PhD, MBBS, FRCPA
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Chemical Pathology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorDarrell H. Crawford MD, FRACP,
Peter Hickman PhD, MBBS, FRCPA,
Corresponding Author
Darrell H. Crawford MD, FRACP
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Chemical Pathology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Darrell H. G. Crawford, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandria Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane QLD 4102, Australia.fax: (61) 7-3240-5111===Search for more papers by this authorPeter Hickman PhD, MBBS, FRCPA
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Chemical Pathology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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