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Letter

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in a patient with polycythemia vera after long-term hydroxyurea treatment

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Pages 2193-2194 | Received 17 Mar 2011, Accepted 15 May 2011, Published online: 30 Jun 2011

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