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Economics of stem cell transplantation for lymphoma: counting the cost of living
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Economics of stem cell transplantation for lymphoma: counting the cost of living

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Sweetenham, J. Economics of stem cell transplantation for lymphoma: counting the cost of living. Br J Cancer 82, 4–6 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.1999.0867

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