Factors affecting survival in White and Asian children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1568-1570

  Powell, J E ^a   Mendez, E ^b   Parkes, S E ^b   Mann, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALL; Childhood leukaemia; Deprivation; Ethnic group; Nutritional status; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASIA; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034115069     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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