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Case Report

Hydroxycarbamide associated platelet count oscillations in a patient with polycythaemia vera. A case report and review of the literature

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Pages 234-235 | Received 02 Dec 2007, Accepted 20 Dec 2007, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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