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Research Article

The Development of Marked Elevation in White Blood Cell Count Does Not Predict Inferior Outcome in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

J.A. Silverman University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada, M5S 1A1
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E. Franssen Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada, M4N 3M5
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R. Buckstein University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada, M5S 1A1
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K.R. Imrie University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada, M5S 1A1
Pages 1245-1251 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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