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BRIEF REPORT Leukemia/Lymphoma

Thrombosis in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated at a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon: Revisiting the Role of Predictive Models

Carol Al-AridiDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
, MD,
Miguel R. AbboudDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
, MD,
Raya SaabDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
, MD,
Dalia EidDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
, MD,
Sima JehaDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
, MD,
Anthony K. C. ChanDivision of Paediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
, MD &
Samar A. MuwakkitDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD show all
Pages 676-681 | Received 09 Mar 2011, Accepted 04 Apr 2011, Published online: 25 Jul 2011

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