Neonatal Screening for Hemoglobinopathies: Results of a Public Health System in South Brazil
Sandrine Comparsi WagnerSimone Martins de CastroTatiana Pereira GonzalezAna Paula SantinCarina F. ZaleskiLaura Alencastro de AzevedoHélène DreauShirley HendersonJohn OldMara Helena Hutz
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