Risk factors for intellectual and educational sequelae of cranial irradiation in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 825-830

  Smibert, E ^a   Anderson, V ^b   Godber, T ^a   Ekert, H ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood leukaemia; Cranial irradiation; Intellectual sequelae

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; READING; RISK FACTOR; SKULL IRRADIATION;

EID: 0029915830     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.145     Document Type: Article

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