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. 2012 Feb;97(2):e2.
doi: 10.3324/haematol.2011.059808.

MDS-specific comorbidity index is useful to identify myelodysplastic patients who can have better outcome with 5-azacitidine

Massimo Breccia, Adriano Salaroli, Giuseppina Loglisci, Paola Finsinger, Alessandra Serrao, Giuliana Alimena
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MDS-specific comorbidity index is useful to identify myelodysplastic patients who can have better outcome with 5-azacitidine

Massimo Breccia et al. Haematologica. 2012 Feb.
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