Head circumference at birth and risk of brain cancer in childhood: A population-based study

Lancet Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-42

  Samuelsen, Sven Ove ^a,b   Bakketeig, Leiv S ^a,c   Tretli, Steinar ^f   Johannesen, Tom B ^d,e   Magnus, Per ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^f NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NORWAY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 29744455295     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(05)70470-8     Document Type: Article

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