Acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a comprehensive review and 2017 update

Blood Cancer Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Terwilliger, T ^a   Abdul Hay, M ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE;

FEMALE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 85030548518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20445385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/BCJ.2017.53     Document Type: Review

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