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Letters to the Editor

Quality and cost comparison of powered versus manual bone marrow biopsy devices in patients with myelofibrosis

Abhishek MaitiDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA; ;Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA;
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Nicholas J. ShortDivision of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA;
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Srdan VerstovsekDepartment of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA;
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Cynthia A. PowersOffice of the Physician-in-Chief, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA;
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Cheryl A. FullmerClinical Center for Targeted Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA;
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Steven R. ReyesDepartment of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Carlos E. Bueso-RamosDepartment of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2508-2510 | Received 20 Dec 2016, Accepted 04 Feb 2017, Published online: 28 Feb 2017

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