Epidemiology of Burkitt's lymphoma in Enugu, Nigeria

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 369-374

  Oguonu, Tagbu ^a   Emodi, Ifeoma ^a   Kaine, Winifred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DRUG PRESCRIBING; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TROPICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHOTREXATE; NIGERIA; PREDNISONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VINCRISTINE;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0036941097     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/027249302125002038     Document Type: Article

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