Components of cure: Treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Indonesia and other low-income countries
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Scott C. Howard MD, MSc
Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
International Outreach Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale St., Memphis, TN 38105-2794.===Search for more papers by this authorChing-Hon Pui MD
Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
International Outreach Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Search for more papers by this authorRaul C. Ribeiro MD
Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
International Outreach Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Scott C. Howard MD, MSc
Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
International Outreach Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale St., Memphis, TN 38105-2794.===Search for more papers by this authorChing-Hon Pui MD
Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
International Outreach Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Search for more papers by this authorRaul C. Ribeiro MD
Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
International Outreach Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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