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Original Articles: Clinical

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in secondary prophylaxis for advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma treated with ABVD chemotherapy: a cost-effectiveness analysis

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Pages 1865-1875 | Received 20 Aug 2015, Accepted 01 Nov 2015, Published online: 12 Jan 2016

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