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Hematological malignancies

Prevalence and hematological characteristics in a single center in southern Saudi Arabia

Adil M. Alshahrani, Omayma S Bakheet, Mohammed H. Makkawi and Sultan Z. Alasmari
Saudi Medical Journal March 2024, 45 (3) 295-306; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.3.20230776
Adil M. Alshahrani
From the Department of Laboratory and Blood Bank (Adil, Omayma), Aseer Central Hospital; and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Mohammed, Sultan), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MSc
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Omayma S Bakheet
From the Department of Laboratory and Blood Bank (Adil, Omayma), Aseer Central Hospital; and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Mohammed, Sultan), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBS, DPath
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Mohammed H. Makkawi
From the Department of Laboratory and Blood Bank (Adil, Omayma), Aseer Central Hospital; and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Mohammed, Sultan), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Sultan Z. Alasmari
From the Department of Laboratory and Blood Bank (Adil, Omayma), Aseer Central Hospital; and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Mohammed, Sultan), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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