Childhood cancer: Quest for a complete cure†
Corresponding Author
Stewart J. Kellie FRACP, MD
Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Oncology Unit, Locked Bag 4001, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia.===Search for more papers by this authorZakia Al-Lamki FRCP, FRCPCH
Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorBharat R. Agarwal MD
BJ Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
Search for more papers by this authorYasser Wali FRCPCH
Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorNorah Ngcamu BA
Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorNajat Al-Sawafi BSN
Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Stewart J. Kellie FRACP, MD
Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Oncology Unit, Locked Bag 4001, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia.===Search for more papers by this authorZakia Al-Lamki FRCP, FRCPCH
Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorBharat R. Agarwal MD
BJ Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
Search for more papers by this authorYasser Wali FRCPCH
Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorNorah Ngcamu BA
Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorNajat Al-Sawafi BSN
Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorThe 5th SIOP Asia Conference, February 26–28, 2008, Sultan Qaboos University Conference and Exhibition Hall, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
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