Blood transfusion does not influence the development of malignant tumours

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 528-534

  Skånberg, Jan ^a,b   Frisk, Bengt ^a  

^a UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality; Childbirth; Immunosuppression; Long term follow up; Malignancy; Matched controls; Pregnant women; Transfusion; Tumour development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; NEOPLASMS; PARITY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032765671     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241599750006406     Document Type: Article

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