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Pulmonary function indices in children with sickle cell anemia in Enugu, south-east Nigeria

Kingsley I. Achigbu, Odutola I. Odetunde, Josephat M. Chinawa, Eberechukwu O. Achigbu, Anthony N. Ikefuna, Ifeoma J. Emodi and Bede C. Ibe
Saudi Medical Journal August 2015, 36 (8) 928-934; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.8.11525

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