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The role of hydroxyurea in decreasing the occurrence of vasso-occulusive crisis in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease at King Saud Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Fauzia R. Azmet, Fawaz Al-Kasim, Walid M. Alashram and Khawar Siddique
Saudi Medical Journal January 2020, 41 (1) 46-52; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.1.24698
Fauzia R. Azmet
From the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Fawaz Al-Kasim
From the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Walid M. Alashram
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Khawar Siddique
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Fauzia R. Azmet, Fawaz Al-Kasim, Walid M. Alashram, Khawar Siddique
Saudi Medical Journal Jan 2020, 41 (1) 46-52; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.1.24698

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Fauzia R. Azmet, Fawaz Al-Kasim, Walid M. Alashram, Khawar Siddique
Saudi Medical Journal Jan 2020, 41 (1) 46-52; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.1.24698
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