Re: Imashuku et al. Pineal dysfunction (Low melatonin production) as a cause of sudden death in a long-term survivor of langerhans cell histiocytosis? Med Pediatr Oncol 2003;41:151-153 [2]

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-94

  Corry, Amelia ^b   Russell, Wendy ^b   McPhillips, Maeve ^a   Pritchard, Jon ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

AUTOPSY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CYST; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; LETTER; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

DEATH, SUDDEN; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 2942587271     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20049     Document Type: Letter

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