High incidence of infectious gastrointestinal complications observed in patients with acute myeloid leukemia receiving intensive chemotherapy for first induction of remission
β Scribed by Alessandra Micozzi; Claudio Cartoni; Monica Monaco; Pietro Martino; Robert Zittoun; Franco Mandelli
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0941-4355
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