Hypersplenism due to disseminated candidiasis in a patient with acute leukemia
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1969
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(196908)24:2<417::aid-cncr2820240226>3.0.co;2-2