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Prognostic Factors in Elderly Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: A Single Center Study in Japan

Yasuhito Nannya Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Yoshinobu Kanda Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Kumi Oshima Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Makoto Kaneko Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Rie Yamamoto Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Aki Chizuka Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Tamae Hamaki Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Miyuki Suguro Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Tomohiro Matsuyama Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Naoki Takezako Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Akiyoshi Miwa Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Atsushi Togawa Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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