Cancer incidence of persons with Down syndrome in Finland: A population-based study

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1769-1772

  Pátja, Kristiina ^a   Pukkala, Eero ^b   Sund, Reijo ^a   Iivanainen, Matti ^c   Kaski, Markus ^d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Rinnekoti Foundation Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Down syndrome; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILD; COLON CANCER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLID TUMOR; TESTIS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33644872564     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21518     Document Type: Article

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