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. 1963 Mar 16;1(5332):717–720. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5332.717

Clinical Usefulness of Urinary Figlu Test in Megaloblastic Anaemias*

Alfonso Villamil, Brian H McCracken
PMCID: PMC2123207  PMID: 13997267

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