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Using low-dose homoharringtonine and cytarabine in combination with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in a priming induction therapy for acute myeloid leukemia: a retrospective study of 29 cases in china

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Pages 2758-2761 | Received 14 Nov 2016, Accepted 14 Mar 2017, Published online: 13 Apr 2017

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