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Acute Leukemia Forum 2000, Advances and Controversies in the Therapy of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Prognostic factors in acute myelogenous leukemia

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Estey, E. Prognostic factors in acute myelogenous leukemia. Leukemia 15, 670–672 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402057

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