Epidemiology, natural history, and practice patterns of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes in 2010

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-63

  Sekeres, Mikkael A ^a  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Epidemiology; Incidence; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ALKYLATING AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITOR; PESTICIDE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGING; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME 7; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 78951473511     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2011.0006     Document Type: Review

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