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Original Article

Prolonged Intermittent Chlorambucil Administration in B-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Experience from a Single Hematology Unit

Viki A. Boussiotis Hematology Unit. Lymphoma Clinic, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Panayiotis G. Panayiotidis Hematology Unit. Lymphoma Clinic, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Gerassimos A. Pangalis Hematology Unit. Lymphoma Clinic, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Pages 113-117 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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