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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The Cameroon 2008 Burkitt Lymphoma Protocol: Improved Event-Free Survival with Treatment Adapted to Disease Stage and the Response to Induction Therapy

P. B. HesselingDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Republic of South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
E. NjumeCameroon Baptist Convention Health Board, Camemeroon Bamenda, Cameroon
, MD,
F. KouyaCameroon Baptist Convention Health Board, Camemeroon Bamenda, Cameroon
, MD,
T. KatayiCameroon Baptist Convention Health Board, Camemeroon Bamenda, Cameroon
, MD,
P. WharinBeryll Thyer Memorial Africa Trust, Warkton, UK
, MD,
M. TamannaiCharité Hospital, Berlin, Germany
, MD,
P. AchuMezam Clinic, Bamenda, Cameroon
, MD,
M. KiddCentre for Statistical Consultation, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa
, MD &
P. McCormickBeryll Thyer Memorial Africa Trust, Warkton, UK
, PhD show all
Pages 119-129 | Received 28 Oct 2011, Accepted 22 Nov 2011, Published online: 29 Feb 2012

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