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Original Article: Clinical

The impact of Agent Orange exposure on prognosis and management in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a National Veteran Affairs Tumor Registry Study

Craig MescherDivision of Hematology, Oncology and Transplant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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David GilbertsonChronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, USA;
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Nicole M. RandallIndiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA;
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Gobind TarchandVeterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA;
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Julie TomaskaVeterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA;
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Lisa Baumann KreuzigerBlood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; ;Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Minneapolis, MN, USA;
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Vicki A. MorrisonHematology/Oncology & Infectious Disease, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; ;Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Pages 1348-1355 | Received 15 Apr 2017, Accepted 23 Aug 2017, Published online: 14 Sep 2017

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