Fatal pulmonary failure complicating high-dose cytosine arabinoside therapy in acute leukemia
โ Scribed by Borje S. Andersson; Cassian Yee; Michael J. Keating; Kenneth B. McCredie; Mario A. Luna; Kathleen K. Hui
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 620 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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