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Letter to the Editor

Under-recognition of hemophagocytic syndrome in United States’ rural, non-teaching hospitals

Omer JamyDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sara NunneryDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA;
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Smith GiriDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA;
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Eric WiedowerDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center/West Cancer Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Benny JohnsonDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center/West Cancer Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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George YaghmourDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center/West Cancer Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Mike G. MartinDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center/West Cancer Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Pages 2911-2913 | Received 02 Dec 2015, Accepted 14 Mar 2016, Published online: 18 Apr 2016

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