Maternal folate supplementation in pregnancy and protection against acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in childhood: A case-control study

Lancet

Volumn 358, Issue 9297, 2001, Pages 1935-1940

  Thompson, Judith R ^a   Gerald, Patrick Fitz ^b   Willoughby, Michael L N ^c   Armstrong, Bruce K ^d  

^a Cancer Council Western Australia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^d CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0035830288     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(01)06959-8     Document Type: Article

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