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. 1988 Dec;41(12):1249–1255. doi: 10.1136/jcp.41.12.1249

Mechanism of action of intravenous immunoglobulin in immune-mediated cytopenias.

H I Atrah 1, R J Davidson 1
PMCID: PMC1141755  PMID: 3066800

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