African Journal of
Health Sciences and Technology

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Health Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2805-4202
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJHST
  • Start Year: 2019
  • Published Articles: 32

Full Length Research Paper

Clinical characteristics and induction outcome of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients treated at Tertiary Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa,Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Dinberu Oyamo
  • Dinberu Oyamo
  • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dilla University, Ethiopia.
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Gashaw Arega
  • Gashaw Arega
  • Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 20 February 2023
  •  Accepted: 30 August 2023
  •  Published: 30 September 2023

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