High incidence of obesity in young adults after treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in childhood
โ Scribed by Mohamed Didi; Elizabeth Didcock; Helena A. Davies; Amanda L. Ogilvy-Stuart; Jeremy K.H. Wales; Stephen M. Shalet
- Book ID
- 117164863
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 538 KB
- Volume
- 127
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6833
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