Season of diagnosis is a prognostic factor in Hodgkin's lymphoma: A possible role of sun-induced vitamin D

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 571-574

  Porojnicu, A C ^a,b   Robsahm, T E ^c   Ree, A H ^d   Moan, J ^a,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hodgkin's lymphoma; Relative risk of death; Season of diagnosis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; SUN; WINTER; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; SURVIVAL RATE; VITAMIN D;

EID: 26944434388     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602722     Document Type: Article

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