Histologic verification of leukemia, myelodysplasia, and multiple myeloma diagnoses in patients in Ukraine, 1987-1998

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-60

  Dyagil, Irina ^a   Adam, Mircea ^b   Beebe, Gilbert W ^c   Burch, J David ^d   Gaidukova, Svetlana N ^e   Gluzman, Daniel ^f   Gudzenko, Natalia ^a   Klimenko, Victor ^a   Peterson, LoAnn ^g   Reiss, Robert F ^d   Finch, Stuart C ^h,i  

^a Institute of Experimental Radiology   (Ukraine)

^b ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^e SHUPYK NATIONAL MEDICAL ACADEMY OF POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION   (Ukraine)

^f R E KAVETSKY INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (Ukraine)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Leukemia; Multiple myeloma; Myelodysplasia; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELODYSPLASIA; UKRAINE; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; UKRAINE;

EID: 0036637485     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982719     Document Type: Article

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