Seminars in Hematology
Volume 43, Issue 4 , Pages 213-220 , October 2006

Standard Treatment of Advanced-Stage Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

  • Bertrand Coiffier

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Professor Bertrand Coiffier, MD, Hematology Department, CH Lyon-Sud, 69495 Pierre Benite, France.

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2006.07.004

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 43, Issue 4 , Pages 213-220 , October 2006

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