Impact of international collaboration on the prognosis of childhood acute promyelocytic leukemia in Iraq

Haematologica

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 509-512

  Testi, Anna Maria ^a   Al Hadad, Salma Abbas ^b   Al Jadiry, Mazin Faisal Farhan ^b   Moleti, Maria Luisa ^a   Mandelli, Franco ^a   Foà, Robin ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b BAGHDAD TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Acute promyelocytic leukemia; All trans retinoic acid; Children; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; RETINOIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRAQ; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRAQ; ITALY; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRETINOIN;

EID: 33645985150     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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