Obesity in leukemia survivors: The familial contribution

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-237

  Shaw, M P ^a,b   Bath, L E ^a   Duff, J ^a   Kelnar, C J ^a   Wallace, W H B ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept Paediatr Haematol and Oncol ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); Familial predisposition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0034028622     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/088800100276406     Document Type: Article

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