Spatial clustering of endemic Burkitt's lymphoma in high-risk regions of Kenya

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-127

  Rainey, Jeanette J ^a,e   Omenah, Dorine ^b   Sumba, Peter O ^b   Moormann, Ann M ^c   Rochford, Rosemary ^d   Wilson, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

Endemic Burkitt's lymphoma; GIS; Kenya; Nyanza Province; Spatial clustering

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KENYA; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845416791     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22179     Document Type: Article

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