Childhood cancer and parental use of tobacco: Deaths from 1953 to 1955

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 134-138

  Sorahan, T ^a   Lancashire, R J ^a   Hulten M A ^b   Peck, I ^a   Stewart, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control study; Childhood cancer; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO;

EID: 0031023094     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.22     Document Type: Article

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