Pediatric hematology and oncology
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Pediatr Hematol Oncol · Oct 1992
Review Historical ArticleHistory of pediatric hematology and oncology in Finland: a brief review.
The history of Finnish pediatric hematology started in the late 1940s, but this field of pediatrics was not officially acknowledged before 1979. The Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki started hematological services in 1950 but at that time there was no position for a specialist--it was a "spare time" work until 1980 when a hematology/oncology ward was established led by a full time specialist. ⋯ The Blood Transfusion Service of the Finnish Red Cross has also played an important role in Finnish pediatric hematology. The remaining four University Hospitals have now established wards for pediatric Hematology/oncology.
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Pediatr Hematol Oncol · Jan 1989
Review Case ReportsNutritional vitamin B12 deficiency in infancy: three case reports and a review of the literature.
Three cases of vitamin B12 deficiency that occurred during infancy are presented. These cases appeared to be the result of pre-existing maternal deficiency. ⋯ In all three cases the hematologic and neurologic abnormalities were corrected with vitamin B12 therapy. The literature is reviewed and discussed with respect to the mechanism of the infants' vitamin B12 deficiency and neurodevelopmental manifestations.