Long-term endocrine effects of cancer treatment: Experience of the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 36-42

  Hameed, R ^a   Zacharin, M R ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Dysfunction; Endocrine; Late effects; Long term follow up; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GOSERELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MELPHALAN; PROCARBAZINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; CYCLING FAILURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SKULL IRRADIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PITUITARY DISEASES; RADIATION INJURIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 13544255575     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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