Young age at diagnosis is a risk factor for negative late socio-economic effects after acute lymphoblastic leukemia in childhood

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 698-707

  Holmqvist, Anna Sällfors ^a   Wiebe, Thomas ^a   Hjorth, Lars ^a   Lindgren, Anna ^a   Øra, Ingrid ^a   Moëll, Christian ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ALL; Late effects after cancer treatment; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL IRRADIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADULT; AGE; AGED; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77957086654     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22670     Document Type: Article

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