HIV-associated plasmablastic lymphoma: Lessons learned from 112 published cases
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Current knowledge on HIV-associated Plasmablastic Lymphoma
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hematology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0361-8609,1096-8652
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21250