Fitness deficits in long-term ALL survivors
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Fitness deficits in long-term ALL survivors.
In this issue of Blood, Ness et al report that, despite the omission of prophylactic cranial radiotherapy (CRT) in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), adult survivors of childhood ALL remain at risk for impaired fitness, body composition, and energy balance.
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عنوان ژورنال: Blood
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0006-4971,1528-0020
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-04-638221