P.17.7 REACTIVATION OF HBV INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH LYMPHOMA TREATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY CONTAINING OR NOT RITUXIMAB
β Scribed by Morisco, F.; Pugliese, N.; Guarino, M.; Rea, M.; Vitiello, A.; Clery, E.; Ferraiuoli, C.; Donnarumma, L.; Raimondo, M.; Loperto, I.; Cossiga, V.; Caporaso, N.; Pane, F.; Picardi, M.
- Book ID
- 122276537
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 98 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-8658
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