Childhood leukemia and socioeconomic status in Canada

Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 526-531

  Borugian, Marilyn J ^a   Spinelli, John J ^a   Mezei, Gabor ^b   Wilkins, Russell ^c   Abanto, Zenaida ^a   McBride, Mary L ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 20544467273     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000164813.46859.63     Document Type: Article

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