Letters to the Editor
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2017): Review, Original Articles, Case Reports
Should every patient with MDS get iron chelation – probably yes.
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Received: July 5, 2017
Accepted: July 21, 2017
Accepted: July 21, 2017
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“Should every patient with MDS get iron chelation – probably yes”. (2017) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 9(1), p. e2017055. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2017.055.
