Outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in resource-poor countries.

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Published in Lancet on August 30, 2003

Authors

Monika L Metzger1, Scott C Howard, Ligia C Fu, Armando Peña, Rene Stefan, Michael L Hancock, Zhe Zhang, Ching Hon Pui, Judy Wilimas, Raul C Ribeiro

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Hematology-Oncology and International Outreach Program, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA. monika.metzger@stjude.org

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