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Comorbidities and socioeconomic status are predictors of survival in children and young adults with Burkitt lymphoma

Elysia Alvareza Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Thuy Leb Center for Oncology Hematology Outcomes Research and Training (COHORT) and Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USAView further author information
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Justine Kahnc Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Lena Winestoned Division of Allergy, Immunology, and BMT, University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospitals, San Francisco, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9982-1594View further author information
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Qian Lib Center for Oncology Hematology Outcomes Research and Training (COHORT) and Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USAView further author information
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Theresa Keeganb Center for Oncology Hematology Outcomes Research and Training (COHORT) and Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1961-4008View further author information
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Pages 2804-2807 | Received 12 Feb 2021, Accepted 11 May 2021, Published online: 01 Jun 2021

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