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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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Behavioral Pediatrics

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Pediatric hematology/oncology encompasses a wide variety of diseases and disorders including cancer—both solid tumors and leukemias—bleeding disorders such as hemophilia, and the anemias. These present with a correspondingly varied range of symptoms, causes, treatments, and prognoses, as well as associated psychosocial issues. Although a comprehensive overview of these various diseases is beyond the scope of this chapter, disorders upon which the greatest amount of empirical research has been conducted will be discussed in detail.

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  1. Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, 90027, USA

    Jonathan Kellerman

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Kellerman, J., Varni, J.W. (1982). Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. In: Russo, D.C., Varni, J.W. (eds) Behavioral Pediatrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9403-8_3

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