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Incidence of vincristine induced neurotoxicity in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its correlation with nutritional deficiencies

Sankalp DudejaDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India; View further author information
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Shreya GuptaDepartment of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, New Delhi, India; View further author information
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Sunita SharmaDepartment of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India; View further author information
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Anju JainDepartment of Biochemistry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India; View further author information
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Suvasini SharmaDepartment of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, New Delhi, India; View further author information
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Puneet JainDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Satinder AnejaDepartment of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, New Delhi, India; View further author information
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Jagdish ChandraDepartment of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, New Delhi, India; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 344-351 | Received 11 Nov 2018, Accepted 25 Jun 2019, Published online: 13 Sep 2019

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