Maternal smoking during pregnancy and the risk of childhood brain tumors: A meta-analysis of 6566 subjects from twelve epidemiological studies

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-57

  Huncharek, Michael ^a,b   Kupelnick, Bruce ^b   Klassen, Henry ^b,c  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b Meta Analysis Research Group   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Brain neoplasms; Meta analysis; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; EPENDYMOBLASTOMA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HOMOGENATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; META ANALYSIS; MOTHER; NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOBACCO; TUMOR GROWTH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS;

EID: 0035989172     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015734921470     Document Type: Article

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