Intellectual Abilities Among Survivors of Childhood Leukaemia as a Function of CNS Irradiation.

Eiser, Christine

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Intellectual Abilities Among Survivors of Childhood Leukaemia as a Function of CNS Irradiation

Eiser, Christine

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 53, 5, 391-5, May 78

Available from: British Medical Journal, 1172 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02134. In order to determine whether Central Nervous System irradiation effects intellectual abilities, 28 children in remission at least 2 years after completing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia were assessed on standardized psychological tests (Wechsler Intelligence Scale and Burt reading test) (Author/PHR)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Concept Formation, Diseases, Intelligence, Neurological Organization, Number Concepts, Radiation Effects, Special Health Problems

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Language: English

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