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Neutropenia in adult acute myeloid leukemia patients represents a powerful risk factor for COVID-19 related mortality

Maximilian Stahla Department of Medicine, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Varun Narendraa Department of Medicine, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Justin Jeea Department of Medicine, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Andriy Derkachb Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Molly Maloyc Department of Health Informatics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Mark B. Geyera Department of Medicine, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA;d Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5248-9117View further author information
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Anthony R. Matoa Department of Medicine, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA;d Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Lindsey E. Roekera Department of Medicine, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA;d Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Martin S. Tallmana Department of Medicine, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA;d Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Gunjan L. Shahd Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA;e Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Anthony Daniyana Department of Medicine, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA;d Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Aaron D. Goldberga Department of Medicine, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA;d Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Pages 1940-1948 | Received 10 Nov 2020, Accepted 24 Jan 2021, Published online: 28 Jun 2021

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