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Letter

Cytomegalovirus retinitis in children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Lebanon

Loma SamiaDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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Rola HamamDepartment of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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Ghassan DbaiboDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;The Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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Raya SaabDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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Hassan El-SolhDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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Miguel AbboudDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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Samar MuwakkitDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1918-1921 | Received 09 Jun 2013, Accepted 07 Oct 2013, Published online: 04 Feb 2014

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