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Letter to the Editor

Cytosine-arabinoside induced bradycardia in patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma: A case report

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Pages 1247-1249 | Received 07 Mar 2007, Accepted 11 Mar 2007, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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