Burkitt lymphoma in UGANDA, the legacy of Denis Burkitt and an update on the disease status

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 757-760

  Walusansa, Victoria ^a   Okuku, Fred ^a   Orem, Jackson ^a  

^a UGANDA CANCER INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Burkitt lymphoma; Childhood lymphoma; HIV; Uganda Cancer Institute

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN;

BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RESEARCH; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; FACE TUMOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MIXED INFECTION; MONOTHERAPY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX TUMOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UGANDA;

BURKITT LYMPHOMA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; RESEARCH; UGANDA;

EID: 84857789612     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09027.x     Document Type: Review

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