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Volume 359:435-437 July 24, 2008 Number 4
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Shortage of Chemotherapeutic Agents in Iraq and Outcome of Childhood Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, 1990–2002

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To the Editor: The United Nations (UN) imposed economic sanctions against Iraq in 1990, after the invasion of Kuwait, which remained in effect until 2003. During the sanctions, there was a widespread shortage of medications, including antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents, and basic services.1,2 We sought to determine the effect of the shortage of chemotherapeutic agents on the outcome of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in Iraqi children during the period of UN sanctions.

A total of 651 children with ALL who were treated at the Children's Welfare Teaching Hospital in Baghdad and who had complete medical records were included in this . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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