Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia at a county hospital in southern Sweden

Medical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-101

  Hjalmar, V ^a,b,c   Carlsson, M ^a,b   Kimby, E ^c,d  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Natural course; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNIMUSTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COMPLICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030476692     PISSN: 07360118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02993859     Document Type: Article

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