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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2021): Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Volume 13, 2021
Worldwide distribution of prekallikrein (PK) deficiency: the defect seems mainly concentrated in West African countries and in the United States
Worldwide distribution of PK deficiency:
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Accepted: December 12, 2020
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