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Original Article

Infections Occurring During the Courses of Anticancer Chemotherapy in Children with All: A Retrospective Analysis of 59 Patients

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Pages 165-174 | Received 22 May 1997, Accepted 29 Jul 1997, Published online: 05 Aug 2009

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