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LEADING ARTICLE CHILDHOOD CANCER IN NEW ZEALAND 1990 TO 1993

DAVID M. O. BECROFT Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, Auckland, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, MEDLAB South, Christchurch, Histopathology Laboratory, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, Department of Paediatrics, Wellington School of Medicine, Wellington, Department of Paediatric Haematology Oncology, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
,
JOHN D. DOCKERTY
,
BARRIE B. BERKELEY
,
YUEN-FU CHAN
,
MARGARET E. LEWIS
,
JANE E. SKEEN
,
BETH J. L. SYNEK
&
LOCHIE R. TEAGUE
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Pages 83-89 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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