A case study exploring the impact on family life of two genetic conditions – severe haemophilia A and sickle cell disease
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17225/jhp00129 | Journal eISSN: 2055-3390
Language: English
Page range: 138 - 142
Published on: Dec 21, 2018
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