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Letter

Evaluation of prognostic factors for overall survival in patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia by different scoring systems: which is the best?

Massimo BrecciaDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paola FinsingerDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Giuseppina LoglisciDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Gioia ColafigliDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Alessandra SerraoDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Adriano SalaroliDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Luigi PetrucciDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Giuliana AlimenaDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Pages 2073-2074 | Received 26 Jan 2012, Accepted 10 Feb 2012, Published online: 16 Mar 2012

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