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Bleyer, A., Albritton, K.H., Ries, L.A., Barr, R. (2007). Introduction. In: Bleyer, W.A., Barr, R.D. (eds) Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68152-6_1

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