Hodgkin's disease in association with Down syndrome: A case report

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 469-471

  Kusumakumary, P ^a   Jyothirmayi, Rema ^a   Chellam, V G ^b   Krishnan, Nair M ^a  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Hodgkin's disease

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FEVER; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRISOMY 21; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0029795412     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019609030860     Document Type: Article

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