Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 184-195 , October 2005

Bone Marrow Histopathology in Myeloproliferative Disorders—Current Diagnostic Approach

  • Juergen Thiele

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Cologne University, Cologne, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Juergen Thiele, MD, Institute for Pathology, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, D-50924 Cologne, Germany
    • ,
  • Hans Michael Kvasnicka

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Cologne University, Cologne, Germany
    • ,
  • Attilio Orazi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematopathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2005.05.020

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 184-195 , October 2005

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