Childhood leukaemia in The Netherlands, 1973-1986: Temporary variation of the incidence of acute lymphocytic leukaemia in young children

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 100-105

  Coebergh, J W W ^a   Van Der Does Van Den Berg, A ^a   Van Wering, E R ^a   Van Steensel Moll, H A ^a   Valkenburg, H A ^b   Van'T Veer M B ^c   Schmitz, P I M ^b   Van Zanen, G E ^a  

^a Dutch Childhood Leukaemia Study Group   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATION; MYELOMONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0024562121     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1989.20     Document Type: Article

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