Community clusters of childhood leukemia and lymphoma: Evidence of infection?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 162, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 817-822

  Heath Jr , Clark W ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Cluster analysis; Infection; Leukemia; Lymphoma

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHICKENPOX; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION; POPULATION GROWTH; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCHOOL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27544470926     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi289     Document Type: Article

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