Open AccessBody composition in young adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Author(s) -
Marianne Jarfelt,
Birgitta Lannering,
Ingvar Bosæus,
Gudmundur Johannsson,
Ragnar Bjarnason
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.1.01931
Subject(s) - medicine , childhood leukaemia , endocrinology , pediatrics
Obesity is frequently reported in patients treated for childhood leukaemia. Obesity, particularly abdominal obesity, is one of the main characteristics of the metabolic syndrome and a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom