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Letter

Outcomes of splenectomy versus cladribine for hairy cell leukemia in resource limited settings

Deepesh P. LadClinical Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine
,
Pankaj MalhotraClinical Hematology, Department of Internal MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Alka KhadwalClinical Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine
,
Gaurav PrakashClinical Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine
,
Vikas SuriClinical Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine
,
Savita KumariClinical Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine
,
Sanjay JainClinical Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine
,
Reena DasDepartment of Hematology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Neelam VarmaDepartment of Hematology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
&
Subhash VarmaClinical Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine
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Pages 1428-1430 | Received 16 Jun 2013, Accepted 25 Aug 2013, Published online: 01 Nov 2013

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