Leukaemia - A brief historical review from ancient times to 1950

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 282-292

  Piller, Gordon J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Abbotswold Great Wolford   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood disorders; Early chemotherapy; Epidemiology; History of medicine; Leukaemia

Indexed keywords

AMINOPTERIN; ARSENIC; CHLORMETHINE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; HEMATOPOIESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0035123285     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.02411.x     Document Type: Review

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