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Historical treatments of in hairy cell leukemia, splenectomy and interferon: past and current uses

Thomas M. HabermannDivision of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kanti RaiDivision of Hematology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Pages 18-20 | Published online: 23 May 2011

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