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Acute myeloid leukemia in the elderly: Etoposide when anthracyclins are contraindicated

Driss Chaoui Department of Hematology and Oncology Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu Paris France
,
Regis Peffault De Latour Department of Hematology and Oncology Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu Paris France
,
Ollivier Legrand Department of Hematology and Oncology Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu Paris France
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Jean-Pierre Marie Department of Hematology and Oncology Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu Paris France
Pages 401-404 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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