Acute lympoblastic leukaemia in seventy Iraqi adults : Clinical and haematological findings and outcome of therapy

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 85-90

  Yahya, Hassan I ^a   Al Allawi, Nasir A ^a   Mattar, Yousif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRAQ; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BLOOD PLATELETS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRAQ; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034211289     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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