Long-term outcomes of adult survivors of childhood cancer : Results from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
β Scribed by Leslie L. Robison; Daniel M. Green; Melissa Hudson; Anna T. Meadows; Ann C. Mertens; Roger J. Packer; Charles A. Sklar; Louise C. Strong; Yutaka Yasui; Lonnie K. Zeltzer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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