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Complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: an Italian multicentric survey

Giovanni D’ArenaHematology Oncology Unit
,
Luca LaurentiHematology Department, Catholic University of “Sacred Heart”, Rome, Italy
,
Marta CosciaHematology Department, University of Turin, Italy
,
Agostino CortelezziHematology Department, University of Milan, Italy
,
Annalisa ChiarenzaHematology Department, University of Catania, Italy
,
Gabriele PozzatoHematology Department, University of Trieste, Italy
,
Maria Luigia VigliottiHematology Unit, AORN “S. Anna e S. Sebastiano” Hospital, Caserta, Italy
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Giuseppe NunziataHematology Unit, AORN “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy
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Alberto FragassoHematology Unit, “Madonna delle Grazie” Hospital, Matera, Italy
,
Maria Rosaria VillaHematology Unit, “S. Gennaro” Hospital, Naples, Italy
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Alberto GrossiHematology Unit, IFCA, Florence, Italy
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Carmine SelleriHematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria “S. Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, Salerno, Italy
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Silvia DeaglioHuman Genetics Foundation (HuGeF) and Laboratory of Immunogenetics, University of Turin, Italy
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Antonio La SalaHematology Unit, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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Giovanni Del PoetaHematology Department, University of “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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Vittorio SimeonLaboratory of Clinical and Translation Research, IRCCS, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture, Italy
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Luig AlibertiDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Salerno, Italy
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Laura De MartinoDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Salerno, Italy
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Aldo GiudiceAnimal Facility Unit, National Cancer Institute “G. Pascale” Naples, Italy
,
Pellegrino MustoHematology Oncology Unit
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Vincenzo De FeoDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Salerno, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 841-847 | Received 14 Sep 2012, Accepted 03 May 2013, Published online: 17 Oct 2013

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