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. 1962 Jul;15(4):346–349. doi: 10.1136/jcp.15.4.346

The life span of erythrocytes in iron-deficiency anaemia

I J Temperley 1, A A Sharp 1
PMCID: PMC480411  PMID: 13920205

Abstract

Red cells, derived from 13 patients with iron-deficiency anaemia, were found to have a normal life span in the patients' own circulations and those of normal volunteers.

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