An anthropometric study of children during intensive chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 178-183

  Ahmed, S F ^a   Wallace, W H B ^a   Kelnar, C J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Body mass index; Growth

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; TIOGUANINE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030772066     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000185510     Document Type: Article

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