Vitamin K and childhood cancer: A report from the United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1228-1231

  Fear, N T ^a   Roman, E ^a   Ansell, P ^a   Simpson, J ^a   Day, N ^b   Eden, O B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control study; Childhood cancer; Intramuscular administration; Leukaemia; Vitamin K

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LEUKEMIA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; VITAMIN K;

EID: 0242361184     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601278     Document Type: Article

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