Hospitalisation for infection prior to diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 428-432

  Vestergaard, Therese Risom ^a   Rostgaard, Klaus ^b   Grau, Katrine ^b   Schmiegelow, Kjeld ^a,c   Hjalgrim, Henrik ^b  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Childhood; Hospitalisation; Infectious disease; Leukaemia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRONCHITIS; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PARANASAL SINUSITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTICEMIA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 84872448270     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24286     Document Type: Article

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