Pattern of haematological malignancies in Ilorin, Nigeria: A ten year review

Internet Journal of Hematology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Babatunde, Abiola S ^a   Amiwero, Christian E ^a   Olatunji, Philip O ^a   Durotoye, Idayat A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Haematological; Malignancies; Pattern; Review

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; FEMALE; HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NIGERIA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PLASMA CELL LEUKEMIA; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 77953387287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15402649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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