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Cransac, A., Aho, S. & Boulin, M. Comments on: High adherence of patients with multiple myeloma who receive treatment with immunomodulatory drugs (IMIDS) in hematology/oncology group practices in Germany. Support Care Cancer 28, 1–2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04886-y

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