International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 164-167 , December 2007

Acute Abdomen in Post-chemotherapy Acute Monoblastic Leukemia

  • Shih-Yi Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Chest Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jian-Hong Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hema-Oncology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chuan-Tsai Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chuan-Tsai Lai, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-Song Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shou-Chuan Shih

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Division, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 2 July 2007.

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PII: S1873-9598(08)70041-3

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70041-3

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 164-167 , December 2007

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