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Early UK experience in the use of clofarabine in the treatment of relapsed and refractory paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

✍ Scribed by David O’Connor; Keith Sibson; Mark Caswell; Philip Connor; Michelle Cummins; Chris Mitchell; Jayashree Motwani; Mary Taj; Ajay Vora; Robert Wynn; Pamela R. Kearns


Book ID
108677330
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
66 KB
Volume
154
Category
Article
ISSN
0007-1048

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