Chronic lymphoid leukaemia: Clinico-haematological correlation and outcome in a single institution in Niger Delta region of Nigeria

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 426-432

  Omoti, C E ^a   Awodu, O A ^a   Bazuaye, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphoid leukaemia; Outcome; Survival

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMINAL SWELLING; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 35848970546     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2007.00888.x     Document Type: Article

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