Establishment of a pediatric oncology program and outcomes of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a resource-poor area.

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Published in JAMA on May 26, 2004

Authors

Scott C Howard1, Marcia Pedrosa, Mecneide Lins, Arli Pedrosa, Ching-Hon Pui, Raul C Ribeiro, Francisco Pedrosa

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Hematology-Oncology and the International Outreach Program, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.

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