Bayesian methods for early detection of changes in childhood cancer incidence: Trends for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia are consistent with an infectious aetiology

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-83

  Maule, Milena Maria ^a   Zuccolo, Luisa ^a   Magnani, Corrado ^a,b   Pastore, Guido ^a,b   Dalmasso, Paola ^a   Pearce, Neil ^a,c   Merletti, Franco ^a   Gregori, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Childhood leukaemia; Incidence; Trend

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE NONLYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CANCER INCIDENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEWBORN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BAYES THEOREM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; ITALY; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; LEUKEMIA, NONLYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; NEUROBLASTOMA;

EID: 29144472646     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.07.028     Document Type: Article

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