Probability estimates for the unique childhood leukemia cluster in Fallon, Nevada, and risks near other U.S. Military aviation facilities

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 766-771

  Steinmaus, Craig ^a,b   Lu, Meng ^a   Todd, Randall L ^c   Smith, Allan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Nevada State Health Division   (United States)

Author keywords

ALL; Childhood cancer; Cluster; Leukemia; Military

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARMY; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RURAL AREA; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442440098     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6592     Document Type: Article

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