Changes in body mass index and prevalence of overweight in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Role of cranial irradiation

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-95

  Sklar, Charles A ^a   Mertens, Ann C ^b   Walter, Andrew ^c   Mitchell, Deanna ^d   Nesbit, Mark E ^b   O'Leary, Maura ^e   Hutchinson, Raymond ^d   Meadows, Anna T ^c   Robison, Leslie L ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^e Children's Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

ALL; Body mass index; Cranial irradiation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SKULL IRRADIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84992281727     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-911X(200008)35:2<91::AID-MPO1>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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