Hemoglobin E/β Thalassemia: The Canadian Experience
M. FOULADI
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorM. L. MACMILLAN
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorE. NISBET-BROWN
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorN. KLEIN
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorJ. BARLAS
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorJ. S. WAYE
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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N. F. OLIVIERI
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Address for correspondence: Nancy F. Olivieri, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G IX8, Canada; Tel: 416-813-6823; Fax: 416-813-5346; E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorM. FOULADI
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorM. L. MACMILLAN
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorE. NISBET-BROWN
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorN. KLEIN
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorJ. BARLAS
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorJ. S. WAYE
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
N. F. OLIVIERI
McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Address for correspondence: Nancy F. Olivieri, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G IX8, Canada; Tel: 416-813-6823; Fax: 416-813-5346; E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author
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