An epidemiological survey of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease of the immune system which, in children, is treated mainly by oncologists. It has several forms ranging from spontaneously regressing localised bony disease to life-threatening multi-organ failure. Mortality is low but children may be left with l...

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Main Author: Salotti, Jane Anne
Published: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.544197