Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and healthy controls
✍ Scribed by Maartje S. Gordijn; Raphaele R. van Litsenburg; Reinoud J.B.J. Gemke; Marc B. Bierings; Peter M. Hoogerbrugge; Peter M. van de Ven; Cobi J. Heijnen; Gertjan J.L. Kaspers
- Book ID
- 118495424
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 418 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0306-4530
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