Effects of maternal age and cohort of birth on incidence time trends of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 347-351

  Maule, Milena M ^a   Merletti, Franco ^a   Pastore, Guido ^a,b   Magnani, Corrado ^a,b   Richiardi, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIRTH INTERVALS; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847705248     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-06-0425     Document Type: Article

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