Pattern and implications of therapy abandonment in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1435-1436

  Kulkarni, K P ^a   Marwaha, R K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Mortality; Pattern; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955979055     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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