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Use of rituximab in refractory autoimmune thrombocytopenia following an autologous stem cell transplant

Samantha PriceHematology/Oncology, West Virginia University Hospitals, Medical Center Drive, PO Box 8045, Morgantown, WV26506-9162, USA
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Aaron CumpstonBlood and Marrow Transplant Pharmacist, West Virginia University Hospitals, Medical Center Drive, PO Box 8045, Morgantown, WV26506-9162, USA
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Ramin AltahaSection of Hematology/OncologyMary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, PO Box 9162, Morgantown, WV26506-9162, USA
Pages 43-44 | Published online: 04 Sep 2013

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