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Second malignancy after treatment of adult acute myeloid leukemia: cohort study on adult patients enrolled in the GIMEMA trials

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Pagano, L., Pulsoni, A., Tosti, M. et al. Second malignancy after treatment of adult acute myeloid leukemia: cohort study on adult patients enrolled in the GIMEMA trials. Leukemia 18, 651–653 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403276

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