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Cognitive, behaviour, and academic functioning in adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Authors :
Jacola, Lisa M
Edelstein, Kim
Liu, Wei
Pui, Ching-Hon
Hayashi, Robert
Kadan-Lottick, Nina S
Srivastava, Deokumar
Henderson, Tara
Leisenring, Wendy
Robison, Leslie L
Armstrong, Gregory T
Krull, Kevin R
Source :
The Lancet Psychiatry; October 2016, Vol. 3 Issue: 10 p965-972, 8p
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) are at risk for neurocognitive deficits that affect development in adolescence and young adulthood, and influence educational attainment and future independence. We examined a large and diverse cohort of survivors to identify risk predictors and modifiers of these outcomes.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22150366
Volume :
3
Issue :
10
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
The Lancet Psychiatry
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs40009486
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30283-8