''Pediatric Hematology and Oncology'' is an international
peer-reviewed medical journal that covers all aspects of
pediatric
Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...
hematology and
oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''à ...
. The journal covers immunology, pathology, and pharmacology in relation to blood diseases and cancer in children and shows how basic experimental research can contribute to the understanding of clinical problems.
Editor
The
editor in chief of ''Pediatric Hematology and Oncology'' is Elliott Vichinsky, Director of Hematology/Oncology at Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, the Northern California Sickle Cell Center, the California Thalassemia Center and the California Reference Hemoglobin Laboratory.
References
Oncology journals
Academic journals established in 1984
Taylor & Francis academic journals
English-language journals
8 times per year journals
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