Serum G-CSF levels are not increased in patients with antibody-induced neutropenia unless they are suffering from infectious diseases
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Haematology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0007-1048
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01390.x