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Invasive Fungal Disease in Children with Acute Leukemia: The Elusive Culprit

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  1. Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Sidharth Totadri & Deepak Bansal

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Totadri, S., Bansal, D. Invasive Fungal Disease in Children with Acute Leukemia: The Elusive Culprit. Indian J Pediatr 85, 1059–1060 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-018-2802-1

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