Population mixing and childhood leukaemia: Fallon and other US clusters

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-3

  Kinlen, L ^a   Doll, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; POPULATION; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; CHILD; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3342888083     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601982     Document Type: Editorial

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