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Letter to the Editor

Care at specialized cancer centers among young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in California

Elysia AlvarezDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Lori MufflyDivision of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA;
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Qian LiCenter for Oncology Hematology Outcomes Research and Training (COHORT) and Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA;
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Ann BrunsonCenter for Oncology Hematology Outcomes Research and Training (COHORT) and Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA;
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Ted WunCenter for Oncology Hematology Outcomes Research and Training (COHORT) and Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA;
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Lisa ChamberlainDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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Theresa KeeganCenter for Oncology Hematology Outcomes Research and Training (COHORT) and Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA;
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Pages 2482-2484 | Received 28 Aug 2017, Accepted 09 Jan 2018, Published online: 09 Feb 2018

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