Endocrine consequences of childhood cancer treatment in adult life

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 346-351

  Gleeson, H K ^a   Shalet, S M ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone, thyroid; Cardiovascular risk; Child, neoplasms; Gonad, uterus; Growth hormone; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SEX HORMONE;

CANCER THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; OSTEOPENIA; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TESTIS DISEASE; THYROID DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 0034814624     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cupe.2001.0209     Document Type: Conference Paper

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