The influence of traumatic lumbar puncture and timing of intrathecal therapy on outcome of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 483-488

  Rech, Angela ^a,c   De Carvalho, Gisele P ^a   Meneses, Clarice F ^a   Hankins, Jane ^b   Howard, Scott ^b   Brunetto, Algemir L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Hospital de Clínicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Children; Intrathecal chemotherapy; Lumbar puncture

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CANCER RELAPSE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 24644433252     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010591002242     Document Type: Article

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