No sex difference observed in the association between intra-uterine growth and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia [1]

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1227-1228

  Milne, Elizabeth ^a   Laurvick, Crystal L ^a   Blair, Eve ^a   Bower, Carol ^a   De Klerk, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HUMAN; LETTER; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34848871946     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-007-9062-0     Document Type: Letter

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