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SOMNOLENCE SYNDROME IN A CHILD FOLLOWING 1200-cGy TOTAL BODY IRRADIATION IN AN UNRELATED BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

Masazumi Miyahara Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Eiichi Azuma Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Masahiro Hirayama Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Michihiro Kobayashi Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Hiroki Hori Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Yoshihiro Komada Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Hidenari Masuda Department of Pediatrics, National Mie Hospital, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Pages 489-495 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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