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Published in: Annals of Hematology 1/2019

01-01-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Risk of viral reactivation in patients with occult hepatitis B virus infection during ruxolitinib treatment

Authors: Harinder Gill, Garret M. K. Leung, Wai-Kay Seto, Yok-Lam Kwong

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 1/2019

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Metadata
Title
Risk of viral reactivation in patients with occult hepatitis B virus infection during ruxolitinib treatment
Authors
Harinder Gill
Garret M. K. Leung
Wai-Kay Seto
Yok-Lam Kwong
Publication date
01-01-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Annals of Hematology / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-018-3405-7

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