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HUMORAL IMMUNITY AGAINST HEPATITIS B, TETANUS, AND DIPHTHERIA FOLLOWING CHEMOTHERAPY FOR HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES: A Report and Review of Literature

Samin AlaviDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Armin RashidiTehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Mohammad Taghi ArzanianDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Bibishahin ShamsianDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD &
Kazem NourbakhshDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD
Pages 188-194 | Received 06 Apr 2009, Accepted 06 Jan 2010, Published online: 05 Apr 2010

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