Body composition of long-term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 165-172

  Warner, Justin T ^a   Evans, William D ^b   Webb, David K H ^c   Gregory, John W ^d  

^a Department of Paediatrics ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Fat free mass; Fat mass; Obesity; Skinfold thickness

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; CORTICOSTEROID; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SKULL IRRADIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVORS; WALES;

EID: 0036175823     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.1304     Document Type: Article

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