Patterns of childhood cancer by ethnic group in Bradford, UK 1974-1997

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 92-97

  McKinney, P A ^a   Feltbower, R G ^a   Parslow, R C ^a   Lewis, I J ^b   Glaser, A W ^b   Kinsey, S E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Epidemiology; Ethnic group; Leukaemia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037216374     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(02)00488-4     Document Type: Article

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