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Original Articles: Clinical

Ruxolitinib is manageable in patients with myelofibrosis and severe thrombocytopenia: a report on 12 Danish patients

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Pages 125-128 | Received 21 Mar 2015, Accepted 26 Apr 2015, Published online: 07 Jul 2015

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