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Ethnic disparities in survival of adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in modern era – a SEER analysis

Nishi Shaha Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Bradley Rockwellb Department of Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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Mohammad Kazemia Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Stephen Peekea Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Lizamarie Bachier-Rodrigueza Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Roberto Alejandro Sicaa Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Mendel Goldfingera Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Noah Kornbluma Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Ira Braunschweiga Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Aditi Shastria Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Amit Vermaa Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Ioannis Mantzarisa Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 3503-3506 | Received 13 Jan 2020, Accepted 01 Aug 2020, Published online: 22 Sep 2020

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