Fatalities During Remission of Childhood Leukemia
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Fatalities during remission of childhood leukemia.
The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency, causes, and circumstances of death during remission of childhood leukemia and to delineate predisposing or contributing factors. While overall mortality has decreased, the frequency of remission fatalities at this institution has increased progressively to l6#{176}/o of all children dying with acute lymphocytic leukemia. This increase coi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Blood
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0006-4971,1528-0020
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v39.6.759.759