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Diagnostic Tests in CLL

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Yuliya P.L Linhares, MD,Josie Montegaard, MSN, AGPCNP-BC

Dr Linhares gives a comprehensive overview of tests a patient might expect to undergo at the time of diagnosis and why they are important.

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