Isolation, car ownership, and small area variation in incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 411-417

  Alexander, Freda E ^a   Leon, David A ^b   Cartwright, Raymond A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0029909013     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.1996.tb00066.x     Document Type: Article

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