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Correspondence

Oral low-dose fludarabine and cyclophosphamide with rituximab as initial treatment for elderly patients with chronic lymphoproliferative disorders

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Pages 1916-1917 | Received 20 Sep 2014, Accepted 06 Oct 2014, Published online: 19 Nov 2014

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