Letters and Correspondence
Hodgkin's lymphoma in a cyclist treated with growth hormone
Nicola Magnavita,
Corresponding Author
Nicola Magnavita
Institute of Occupational Medicine and Department of Hematology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
Institute of Occupational Medicine and Department of Hematology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Luciana Teofili,
Luciana Teofili
Institute of Occupational Medicine and Department of Hematology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Giuseppe Leone,
Giuseppe Leone
Institute of Occupational Medicine and Department of Hematology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
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Nicola Magnavita,
Corresponding Author
Nicola Magnavita
Institute of Occupational Medicine and Department of Hematology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
Institute of Occupational Medicine and Department of Hematology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Luciana Teofili,
Luciana Teofili
Institute of Occupational Medicine and Department of Hematology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Giuseppe Leone,
Giuseppe Leone
Institute of Occupational Medicine and Department of Hematology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
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First published: May 1996
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