European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 782-790 , March 2010

Hypertension in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: A nested case-control study

  • M.C. Cardous-Ubbink

      Affiliations

    • Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic, Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Kinderziekenhuis AMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • M.M. Geenen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Medical Oncology, Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • K.J. Schade

      Affiliations

    • Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic, Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Kinderziekenhuis AMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • R.C. Heinen

      Affiliations

    • Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic, Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Kinderziekenhuis AMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • H.N. Caron

      Affiliations

    • Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic, Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Kinderziekenhuis AMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • L.C.M. Kremer

      Affiliations

    • Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic, Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Kinderziekenhuis AMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Address: Department of Paediatric Oncology, Long-Term Outpatient Clinic (PLEK) F8-166, Emma Kinderziekenhuis AMC, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 20 5667132; fax: +31 20 6912231.
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  • F.E. Van Leeuwen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 11 April 2009 ,Revised 28 December 2009 ,Accepted 6 January 2010.

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PII: S0959-8049(10)00003-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.01.002

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 782-790 , March 2010

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