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Leukemia in childhood

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Twelve cases of leukemia (nine acute, three chronic) treated from December, 1960 to August, 1962 are presented.

Clinical features, course of illness and therapy are discussed in relation to the Indian literature.

The average survival period of acute leukemia was 39 weeks (range 1–20 months). nt]mis|From The Department of Pediatrics, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

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    Om Prakash Ghai, Siddhartha K. Khatrapal & B. N. S. Walia

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Ghai, O.P., Khatrapal, S.K. & Walia, B.N.S. Leukemia in childhood. Indian J Pediatr 29, 405–410 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02748136

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