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Guenther, A., Losch, E., Schiessl, M. et al. Dental status does not predict infection during stem cell transplantation: a single-center survey. Bone Marrow Transplant 52, 1041–1043 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2017.76
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