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We thank the Onco–Hematology nursing staff for caring the patients, Carla Alliaudi for thrombophilia analysis and Roberto Calabrese for statistical analysis. This study was partially supported by grants from Banca del Piemonte and Regione Piemonte, N 714/2004.
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Farinasso, L., Bertorello, N., Garbarini, L. et al. Risk factors of central venous lines-related thrombosis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during induction therapy: a prospective study. Leukemia 21, 552–556 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404560
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