Practice patterns in older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A medicare analysis, 2007-2015.

J Geriatr Oncol

Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota/Hennepin County Medical Center/University of Minnesota, 715 8th St, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States of America. Electronic address:

Published: November 2020

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