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Original Article

Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Surface Antigen Expression and Prognosis in Myeloma: Australian Leukaemia Study Group Study

Doug Joshua Haematology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW, Victoria, Australia
,
Max Wolf Department of Haematology, Medical Oncology, Victoria, Australia
,
Jane Matthews Department of Haematology, Medical Oncology, Victoria, Australia
,
Lee Tan Statistical Centre, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Victoria, Australia
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William Sheridan Department of Clinical Haematology and Medical Oncology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
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Glenn Pilkingtonh Clinical Immunology and Immunogenetic Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Victoria, Australia
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Fiona Page Department of Haematology, Medical Oncology, Victoria, Australia
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Pages 303-309 | Received 29 Oct 1993, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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