## Abstract ## Background Glucocorticoids are commonly used in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of adrenal insufficiency and the time for children with ALL to recover after treatment with the glucorticoids predniso
The role of radiation therapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia kidney infiltration
β Scribed by Dahlbeck, Scott W. ;Tome, Michael ;Kagan, A. Robert ;Cooper, Robert
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 50 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
- DOI
- 10.1002/mpo.1234
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