Imatinib mesylate in idiopathic and postpolycythemic myelofibrosis
✍ Scribed by Hans Carl Hasselbalch; Ole Weiss Bjerrum; Bjarne Anker Jensen; Nielsaage Tøffner Clausen; Per Boye Hansen; Henrik Birgens; Marianne Hamilton Therkildsen; Elisabeth Ralfkiær
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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