To the Editor: The incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) varies and the immunophenotypic subtypes differ according to geographical and ethnic settings [1]. The literature regarding people of mixed race is scarce. Brazil has a unique ethnic peculiarity with a large percentage of mixed-race
Radiologic guidelines in assessing children with intracranial tumors
β Scribed by Solomon Batnitzky; Hervey D. Segall; Michael E. Cohen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 741 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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