Fulminant hemophagocytic syndrome as presenting feature of T-cell lymphoma and Epstein-Barr virus infection.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Haematologica
دوره 85 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000