German case control study on childhood leukaemia - Basic considerations, methodology and summary of the results

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 185-191

  Kaatsch, Peter ^a,b   Kaletsch, Uwe ^a   Meinert, Rolf ^a   Miesner, Anke ^a   Hoisl, Martina ^a   Schüz, Joachim ^a   Michaelis, Jörg ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case control study; Child; Leukaemia; Population based approach; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CANCER RESISTANCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031859354     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1043877     Document Type: Article

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