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FLUDARABINE, CYTARABINE, GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR, AND IDARUBICIN (FLAG-IDA) FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH POOR-PROGNOSIS ACUTE LEUKEMIA: The Hacettepe Experience

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Pages 517-528 | Received 06 Dec 2009, Accepted 04 May 2010, Published online: 02 Aug 2010

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