Spatial analysis of childhood leukemia in a case/control study

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 207, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 555-562

  Selvin, Steve ^a   Ragland, Kathleen E ^a   Chien, Ellen Yu Lin ^a   Buffler, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control design; Childhood leukemia; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20444479785     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00327     Document Type: Article

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