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Importance of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor prophylaxis in therapy with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone given every 14 days for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in routine clinical practice

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Pages 982-984 | Received 30 Jun 2011, Accepted 17 Nov 2011, Published online: 11 Jan 2012

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