Maintenance therapy in acute myeloid leukemia: an evidence-based review of randomized trials.
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SUBMITTER: Rashidi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4982451 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Maintenance therapy in acute myeloid leukemia: an evidence-based review of randomized trials.
Rashidi Armin A Walter Roland B RB Tallman Martin S MS Appelbaum Frederick R FR DiPersio John F JF
Blood 20160627 6
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