Comorbidities and polypharmacy impact on complete cytogenetic response in chronic myeloid leukaemia elderly patients
β Scribed by Iurlo, Alessandra; Ubertis, Anna; Artuso, Silvia; Bucelli, Cristina; Radice, Tommaso; Zappa, Manuela; Cattaneo, Daniele; Mari, Daniela; Cortelezzi, Agostino
- Book ID
- 122116849
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 153 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0953-6205
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