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Growth effects of methylphenidate among childhood cancer survivors: A 12-month case-matched open-label study

  1. Bruce W. Jasper PhD1,
  2. Heather M. Conklin PhD1,*,
  3. Joanne Lawford PhD1,
  4. E. Brannon Morris MD2,
  5. Scott C. Howard MD3,
  6. Shengjie Wu MS4,
  7. Xiaoping Xiong PhD4,
  8. John Shelso MD5,
  9. Raja B. Khan MD6

Article first published online: 14 OCT 2008

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21770

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Pediatric Blood & Cancer

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

Volume 52, Issue 1, pages 39–43, January 2009

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Jasper, B. W., Conklin, H. M., Lawford, J., Morris, E. B., Howard, S. C., Wu, S., Xiong, X., Shelso, J. and Khan, R. B. (2009), Growth effects of methylphenidate among childhood cancer survivors: A 12-month case-matched open-label study. Pediatr. Blood Cancer, 52: 39–43. doi: 10.1002/pbc.21770

Author Information

  1. 1

    Division of Behavioral Medicine, University of Tennessee, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

  2. 2

    Division of Neurology, University of Tennessee, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

  3. 3

    Department of Oncology, University of Tennessee, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

  4. 4

    Department of Biostatistics, University of Tennessee, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

  5. 5

    Division of Endocrinology, University of Tennessee, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

  6. 6

    Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee

*Division of Behavioral Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale Street, Memphis, TN 38105-2794.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 NOV 2008
  2. Article first published online: 14 OCT 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 AUG 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 27 MAR 2008

Funded by

  • National Cancer Institute. Grant Numbers: P30 CA21765, R01CA078957, U01 CA81445
  • American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC)

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