Polycythemia Vera
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Acute lymphocytic leukemia
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Last Updated: Sep 12, 2008
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Polycythemia Vera References:
Steensma DP. Polycythemia vera: plethora, from prehistory to present. Curr Hematol Rep. 2005 May;4(3):230-4.
Stuart BJ, Viera AJ. Polycythemia vera. Am Fam Physician. 2004 May 1;69(9):2139-44.
Thiele JM, Kvasnicka HM. Diagnosis of polycythemia vera based on bone marrow pathology. Curr Hematol Rep. 2005 May;4(3):218-23.
