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Retrospective analysis of thiamine deficiency in allogeneic stem cell transplant patients

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Levavi, H., Park, D., Tannenbaum, J. et al. Retrospective analysis of thiamine deficiency in allogeneic stem cell transplant patients. Ann Hematol 98, 1499–1500 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-018-3531-2

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