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Serum albumin as a stable predictor of prognosis during initial treatment in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma

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Eatrides, J., Thompson, Z., Lee, JH. et al. Serum albumin as a stable predictor of prognosis during initial treatment in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Ann Hematol 94, 357–358 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-014-2150-9

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