Ethnic difference in daycare attendance, early infections, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1928-1934

  Ma, Xiaomei ^a   Buffler, Patricia A ^b   Wiemels, Joseph L ^c   Selvin, Steve ^b   Metayer, Catherine ^b   Loh, Mignon ^c   Does, Monique B ^b   Wiencke, John K ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD19 ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; DAY CARE; EAR INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 23844449961     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0115     Document Type: Article

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