Parental alcohol consumption and childhood cancers: A review

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 101-129

  Infante Rivard, Claire ^a,b   El Zein, Mariam ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; PARENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34250221082     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937400601034597     Document Type: Article

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