Improved survival of men 50 to 75 years old with acute myeloid leukemia over a 20-year period.
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SUBMITTER: Juliusson G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6839949 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
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Improved survival of men 50 to 75 years old with acute myeloid leukemia over a 20-year period.
Juliusson Gunnar G Hagberg Oskar O Lazarevic Vladimir Lj VL Ölander Emma E Antunovic Petar P Cammenga Jörg J Wennström Lovisa L Möllgård Lars L Brune Mats M Jädersten Martin M Deneberg Stefan S Lehmann Sören S Derolf Åsa Rangert ÅR Höglund Martin M
Blood 20191001 18
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