Burkitt lymphoma in African children: A priority for the global health agenda?

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1125-1126

  Ribeiro, Raul C ^a   Sandlund, John T ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURVIVAL RATE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 42349103743     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21528     Document Type: Note

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