An analysis of prognostic variables in acute lymphocytic leukaemia in a heterogenous South African population

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 156-161

  Wessels, G ^a,c   Hesseling, P B ^a   Buurman, M ^b   Oud, C ^b   Nel, E D ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030878990     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/43.3.156     Document Type: Article

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