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Childhood cancer patients' access to cooperative group cancer programs

A population-based study

  1. Lihua Liu Ph.D.1,
  2. Mark Krailo Ph.D.1,2,
  3. Gregory H. Reaman M.D.3,
  4. Leslie Bernstein Ph.D.1,†,*

Article first published online: 20 FEB 2003

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11192

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 97, Issue 5, pages 1339–1345, 1 March 2003

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Liu, L., Krailo, M., Reaman, G. H. and Bernstein, L. (2003), Childhood cancer patients' access to cooperative group cancer programs. Cancer, 97: 1339–1345. doi: 10.1002/cncr.11192

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  1. 1

    Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

  2. 2

    Children's Oncology Group Statistical Center, Arcadia, California

  3. 3

    Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

  1. †

    Fax: (323) 442-1992

*Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Avenue, KAM 506, Los Angeles CA 90033

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 FEB 2003
  2. Article first published online: 20 FEB 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 25 OCT 2002
  4. Manuscript Revised: 21 OCT 2002
  5. Manuscript Received: 1 AUG 2002

Funded by

  • National Cancer Institute. Grant Numbers: N01-PC-67006, N01-PC-67005, N01-CN-65064, N01-PC-65107, N01-CN-77001, N01-PC-67001, N01-PC-67008, N01-PC-67010, N01-PC-67007, N01-CN-05230, N01-PC-67000, U10 CA13539-29, U10 CA30969-22

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