Increased incidence of cancer in infants in the U.S.: 1980-1990

Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1396-1400

  Kenney, Lisa B ^a   Miller, Barry A ^b   Gloeckler Ries, Lynn A ^b   Nicholson, H Stacy ^c   Byrne, Julianne ^d   Reaman, Gregory H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Central nervous system tumors; Childhood cancer; Incidence; Infants; Neuroblastoma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032055855     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19980401)82:7<1396::AID-CNCR25>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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