Background. By the year 2010, 1/250 young adults will be long-term survivors of childhood cancer. One of the major concerns is whether they will be able to have healthy children. Procedure. The literature was reviewed to determine 1) the extent of intrapartum and perinatal complications experienced
Pregnancy outcomes in childhood cancer survivors: Probable effects of abdominal irradiation
β Scribed by M. M. Hawkins; R. A. Smith
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 432 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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