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Chapter 17 - Management of acute myeloid leukemia in older adults

from Part 3 - Management of hematologic malignancies in older adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

Arti Hurria
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City of Hope Cancer Center, California
Harvey Jay Cohen
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Duke University Medical Center, Durham
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