Seminars in Hematology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 82-88 , April 2006

Etiology of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Elderly

  • David T. Bowen

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to David T. Bowen, MD, Consultant Haematologist, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2006.01.005

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 82-88 , April 2006

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