Comment on "the negative impact of being underweight and weight loss on survival of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia."

Haematologica. 2015 Mar;100(3):e118-9. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2014.122168.

Authors

Maurizio Bifulco¹, Anna Maria Malfitano²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Via Allende, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy mbifulco@unisa.it amalfitano@unisa.it.
² Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy mbifulco@unisa.it amalfitano@unisa.it.

No abstract available

Keywords: acute lymphoblastic leukemia; adiponcosis.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index*
Female
Humans
Male
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnosis*
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / mortality*
Thinness / complications*
Thinness / mortality*
Weight Loss*