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Original Article

White Cell Count During Maintenance Chemotherapy for Standard-Risk Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Relation to Relapse Rate

Kjeld Schmiegelow Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Malgorzata K. Pulczynska Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Århus, 8000, Denmark
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Martin Seip Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Oslo, 060, Norway
Pages 259-267 | Received 11 Jan 1988, Accepted 08 Apr 1988, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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