Wilms tumour in Sudan

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1135-1137

  Abuidris, Dafalla O ^a   Elimam, Mohammed E ^a   Nugud, Faisal M ^a   Elgaili, Elgaili M ^a   Ahmed, Mohamed E ^a   Arora, Ramandeep S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

^b ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Africa; Developing country; Outcomes; Sudan; Wilms tumour

Indexed keywords

DACTINOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL SWELLING; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SUDAN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; SUDAN; WILMS TUMOR;

EID: 42349085198     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21547     Document Type: Article

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