Prenatal ultrasound examinations and risk of childhood leukaemia: Case-control study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7230, 2000, Pages 282-283

  Naumburg, Estelle ^a   Bellocco, Rino ^b   Cnattingius, Sven ^b   Hall, Per ^b   Ekborn, Anders ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Medical Epidemiology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034728218     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7230.282     Document Type: Article

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