Infant vaccinations and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in the USA

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 175-178

  Groves, F D ^a   Gridley, G ^a   Wacholder, S ^a   Shu, X O ^b   Robison, L L ^b   Neglia, J P ^b   Linet, M S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Children; Haemophilus influenzae; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; MALE; MEASLES VACCINE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RISK FACTORS; RUBELLA VACCINE; UNITED STATES; VACCINES, COMBINED; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 0032856785     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690668     Document Type: Article

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