Patterns of childhood cancer among siblings

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 152-158

  Draper, G J ^a   Sanders, B M ^a   Lennox, E L ^a   Brownbill, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Familial cancer; Genetic disease; Registry; Sibling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DOWN SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOBLASTOMA; SIBLING; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030016037     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.331     Document Type: Article

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