Prognostic factors in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukaemia: development of a model to predict survival
โ Scribed by P. R. E. Johnson; L. P. Hunt; J. A. Liu Yin
- Book ID
- 114713207
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 575 KB
- Volume
- 85
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1048
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