Cognitive outcome in children and adolescents treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with chemotherapy only

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 180-186

  Lofstad, G Elisabeth ^a   Reinfjell, Trude ^a   Hestad, Knut ^a   Diseth, Trond H ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Chemotherapy; Children; Cognitive functioning

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 57449112985     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01055.x     Document Type: Article

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