Pitfalls in the assessment of body composition in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-68

  Warner, J T ^a   Evans, W D ^b   Webb, D K H ^c   Gregory, J W ^d  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; POTASSIUM; WATER;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IMPEDANCE; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WATER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; POTASSIUM; SURVIVORS;

EID: 1642499246     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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