Evidence for under-diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in poorer communities within Great Britain
Background: Recorded incidence of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia tends to be lower in poorer communities. A pre-emptive infection hypothesis proposes that some children with leukaemia die from infection without diagnosis of leukaemia. Various different blood abnormalities can occur in untre...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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