## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Limited data exist on the comprehensive assessment of late medical and social effects experienced by survivors of childhood and young adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML). ## METHODS This analysis included 272 5βyear AML survivors who participated in the Childhood Cancer
Differential effects of radiotherapy on growth and endocrine function among acute leukemia survivors: A childhood cancer survivor study report
β Scribed by Eric J. Chow; Wei Liu; Kumar Srivastava; Wendy M. Leisenring; Robert J. Hayashi; Charles A. Sklar; Marilyn Stovall; Leslie L. Robison; K. Scott Baker
- Book ID
- 112168200
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1545-5009
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