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A SINGLE INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE: Is Epoetin Alpha Effective in Anemic Children with Cancer?

D. Yilmaz Division of Pediatric Hematology, Ege University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Izmir, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
N. Çetingül Division of Pediatric Oncology, Ege University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Izmir, Turkey
, MD,
M. Kantar Division of Pediatric Oncology, Ege University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Izmir, Turkey
, MD,
H. Öniz Division of Pediatric Oncology, SSK Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
, MD,
S. Kansoy Division of Pediatric Oncology, Ege University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Izmir, Turkey
, MD &
K. Kavakli Division of Pediatric Hematology, Ege University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Izmir, Turkey
, MD
Pages 1-8 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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