The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 158, Issue 1 , Pages 135-141 , January 2011

School Performance of Childhood Cancer Survivors: Mind the Teenagers!

  • Jacinthe Bonneau, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Hematology, University Hospital, Rennes, France
    • ,
  • Jennifer Lebreton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Rennes, France
    • ,
  • Sophie Taque, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Hematology, University Hospital, Rennes, France
    • ,
  • Céline Chappe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Hematology, University Hospital, Rennes, France
    • ,
  • Sophie Bayart, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Hematology, University Hospital, Rennes, France
    • ,
  • Christine Edan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Hematology, University Hospital, Rennes, France
    • ,
  • Virginie Gandemer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Hematology, University Hospital, Rennes, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Virginie Gandemer, Département de Médecine de L'enfant et de L'adolescent, Unité d'Hémato-oncologie, CHU Hôpital Sud, 16 Bd de Bulgarie, 35203 Rennes Cedex, France.

Received 8 January 2010 ,Revised 10 May 2010 ,Accepted 6 July 2010.

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 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(10)00586-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.07.008

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 158, Issue 1 , Pages 135-141 , January 2011

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