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Original Article: Clinical

Malignant pleural effusion of multiple myeloma: Prognostic factors and outcome

R Kamble Hematology-Oncology Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Hematology-Oncology Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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CS Wilson Hematology-Oncology Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Myeloma Institute, ACRC, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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A Fassas Hematology-Oncology Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Myeloma Institute, ACRC, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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R Desikan Hematology-Oncology Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Myeloma Institute, ACRC, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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DS Siegel Hematology-Oncology Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Myeloma Institute, ACRC, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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G Tricot Hematology-Oncology Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Myeloma Institute, ACRC, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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P Anderson Hematology-Oncology Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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J Sawyer Hematology-Oncology Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Myeloma Institute, ACRC, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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E Anaissie Hematology-Oncology Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Myeloma Institute, ACRC, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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B Barlogie Hematology-Oncology Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Myeloma Institute, ACRC, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Pages 1137-1142 | Received 05 Mar 2005, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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