Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia in children: The experience in China

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Li ^a   Zhu, Xiaofan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD DISEASES HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; RETINOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876006053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20353006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4084/MJHID.2012.012     Document Type: Article

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