Chronic myeloid leukemia in a patient with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: Rapid response to imatinib mesylate (STI571)
β Scribed by Imashuku, Shinsaku ;Morimoto, Akira ;Kuriyama, Kikuko ;Kano, Gen ;Hibi, Shigeyoshi ;Todo, Shinjiro
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 46 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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