Patient management in pediatric oncology during the COVID-19 pandemic: Report from francophone Africa

Fousseyni Traoré^{1

2}, Line Couitchere^{2

3}, Jean Michon², Laila Hessissen^{2

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric oncology unit, Gabriel, Toure University Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
² Groupe Franco-Africain d'Oncologie Pédiatrique, Paris, France.
³ Pediatric oncology unit, Treichville University Hospital, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
⁴ Pediatric Haematology and Oncology Center, Rabat Children's Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
⁵ International Society of Pediatric Oncology SIOP (SIOP Africa branch).

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Fousseyni Traoré et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;68(1):e28571.

doi: 10.1002/pbc.28571. Epub 2020 Sep 2.

Fousseyni Traoré^{1

2}, Line Couitchere^{2

3}, Jean Michon², Laila Hessissen^{2

4

5}

¹ Pediatric oncology unit, Gabriel, Toure University Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
² Groupe Franco-Africain d'Oncologie Pédiatrique, Paris, France.
³ Pediatric oncology unit, Treichville University Hospital, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
⁴ Pediatric Haematology and Oncology Center, Rabat Children's Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
⁵ International Society of Pediatric Oncology SIOP (SIOP Africa branch).

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