Thyroid function in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: the significance of prophylactic cranial irradiation
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Endocrinology
- Vol. 55 (1) , 21-25
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2265.2001.01292.x
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Focus on long‐term side‐effects after cancer therapy in childhood has become of the utmost importance. The hypothalamic‐pituitary thyroid (HPT) axis is exposed to irradiation when some chil...Keywords
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