The multifactorial pathogenesis of severe central anemia in a cohort of HIV-positive patients
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Nadia Glatt
Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Department of Haematology, National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Nadia Glatt, Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, University of Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Department of Haematology, National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorJenifer Vaughan
Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Department of Haematology, National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Nadia Glatt
Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Department of Haematology, National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa
Correspondence
Nadia Glatt, Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, University of Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorElise Schapkaitz
Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Department of Haematology, National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorJenifer Vaughan
Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Department of Haematology, National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa
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