Epstein-Barr virus and Hodgkin's disease: Further evidence for the three disease hypothesis

Leukemia

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1272-1276

  Armstrong, A A ^a   Alexander, F E ^b   Cartwright, R ^c   Angus, B ^d   Krajewski, A S ^b   Wright, D H ^e   Brown, I ^f   Lee, F ^g   Kane, E ^c   Jarrett, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^g GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epstein Barr virus; Hodgkin's disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 17344368470     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401097     Document Type: Article

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