Hepatosplenic fungal infection in patients with acute leukemia in Taiwan: incidence, treatment, and prognosis
β Scribed by C.-Y. Chen; Y.-C. Chen; J.-L. Tang; M. Yao; S.-Y. Huang; W. Tsai; Yao-Chang Chen; M.-C. Shen; C.-H. Wang; H.-F. Tien
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0939-5555
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