This is the first comprehensive summary of the etiology of the various leukemias organized by cell type. Focusing on the four major subtypes--acute lymphocytic leukaemia, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia, and chronic myelocytic leukaemia--the author presents both descriptive characteristics and a systematic examination of suspected aetiological agents, with hundreds of references to epidemiologic and clinical studies. Epidemiologists and oncologists in particular will benefit from the ...
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This is the first comprehensive summary of the etiology of the various leukemias organized by cell type. Focusing on the four major subtypes--acute lymphocytic leukaemia, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia, and chronic myelocytic leukaemia--the author presents both descriptive characteristics and a systematic examination of suspected aetiological agents, with hundreds of references to epidemiologic and clinical studies. Epidemiologists and oncologists in particular will benefit from the discussion of genetic and familial facotrs, the critical review of reported leukaemia clusters, and the extensive presentation of the relationship between orther malignancies, their treatments, and subsequent development of leukaemia.
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Add this copy of The Leukemias: Epidemiologic Aspects (Monographs in to cart. $74.75, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Oxford University Press.
