A 22-year-old woman presented with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during pregnancy. She had been successfully treated for ALL at the age of 3 years and had received maintenance treatment for 11 years. Complete remission of 3 years or more is an important factor for long-term survival and potenti
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Treatment
โ Scribed by Emil Frei Iii; Stephen E. Sallan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 873 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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