Survival of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Experience in Chennai

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 367-370

  Rajajee, S ^a,b   Desikulu, M Venkata ^a   Pushpa, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CD19 ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0343484921     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/45.6.367     Document Type: Article

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