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As increasing numbers of children complete the long and intensive treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) we become more keenly aware of the quality of their long-term survival. The future potential of these children and their families is of the utmost interest to all who help in their care.
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Swift, P.G.F., Kearney, P.J., Dalton, R.G., Bullimore, J.A., Mott, M.G., Savage, D.C.L. (1979). Growth and Hormonal Status after Treatment of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. In: Whitehouse, J.M.A., Kay, H.E.M. (eds) CNS Complications of Malignant Disease. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04285-2_20
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