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Published in: Annals of Hematology 8/2016

01-08-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Seriously overestimated prognostic value of baseline and interim FDG-PET in diffuse large B cell lymphoma

Authors: Hugo J. A. Adams, Thomas C. Kwee

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 8/2016

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Metadata
Title
Seriously overestimated prognostic value of baseline and interim FDG-PET in diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Authors
Hugo J. A. Adams
Thomas C. Kwee
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Annals of Hematology / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-016-2710-2

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