Birth weight as a risk factor for childhood leukemia: A meta-analysis of 18 epidemiologic studies

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 724-735

  Hjalgrim, Lisa Lyngsie ^a   Westergaard, Tine ^a   Rostgaard, Klaus ^a   Schmiegelow, Kjeld ^b   Melbye, Mads ^a   Hjalgrim, Henrik ^a   Engels, Eric A ^c  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Child; Leukemia, lymphocytic, acute; Meta analysis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; DICHOTOMOUS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INFANT; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0141963245     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg210     Document Type: Article

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