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Commentary

Absolute monocyte count identifies high-risk patients with lymphomas: “absolutely” simple and “counts” mean a lot!

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Pages 519-520 | Received 08 Nov 2011, Accepted 10 Nov 2011, Published online: 27 Apr 2012

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