Intellectual outcome in children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia treated with chemotherapy alone: Age- and sex-related differences

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 359-365

  Von Der Weid, N ^a   Mosimann, I ^a   Hirt, A ^a   Wacker, P ^a   Nenadov Beck, M ^a   Imbach, P ^a   Caflisch, U ^a   Niggli, F ^a   Feldges, A ^a   Wagner, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age; ALL; Chemotherapy; Childhood; Gender; Late effects; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLECT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0037307396     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(02)00260-5     Document Type: Article

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