A Case of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with Gingival Hemorrhage Results in a Rapid Fatal Outcome
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Japanese Society of Oral Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2186-6147
DOI: 10.6014/jjsom.19.8