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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2015; 7(01): 069-070
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.154805
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Exaggeration of hypoxic lung injury in a patient with glucose- 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Tanvir Samra
Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Chandigarh, India
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Vikas Saini
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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19 April 2020

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