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Copper Deficiency as Cause of Unexplained Hematologic and Neurologic Deficits in Patient with Prior Gastrointestinal Surgery

Joanne Wu, Mari Ricker and John Muench
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2006, 19 (2) 191-194; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.2.191
Joanne Wu
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