Retinoblastoma: The challenges of management in Ibadan, Nigeria

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 552-555

  Bekibele, Charles O ^a   Ayede, Adejumoke I ^a   Asaolu, Olumide O ^a   Brown, Biobele J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Childhood malignancy; Radiotherapy; Retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENUCLEATION; EVISCERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOBLASTOMA; ECONOMICS; ONSET AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68849094410     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31819c5275     Document Type: Article

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