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Incidence rates of the major leukemia subtypes among U.S. Hispanics, Blacks, and non-Hispanic Whites

Matthew J. Matasar Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Medicine, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Ellen K. Ritchie Department of Medicine, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Nathan Consedine Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Carol Magai Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Alfred I. Neugut Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Medicine, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
Pages 2365-2370 | Received 18 Oct 2005, Accepted 03 May 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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