Seminars in Hematology
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 13-21 , January 2003

Prognostic factors in chronic myeloid leukemia: Allografting

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Seminars in Hematology
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 13-21 , January 2003