Erythrocytosis due to presumed polycythemia vera.

Cleve Clin J Med

Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. E-mail:

Published: September 2016

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