Just exactly how common is CLL?

Leukemia Research

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1452-1453

  Hamblin, Terry J ^a  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CLL; Epidemiology; Monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis

Indexed keywords

B CELL LYMPHOMA; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RESEARCH; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL;

EID: 68649085602     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2009.07.005     Document Type: Editorial

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