Birth characteristics and risk of neuroblastoma in young children

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 486-495

  Urayama, Kevin Y ^a   Von Behren, Julie ^b   Reynolds, Peggy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth certificates; Birth weight; Case control studies; Gestational age; Neuroblastoma; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR; WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALIFORNIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAVIDITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847398772     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwk041     Document Type: Article

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