Increasing incidence of childhood leukaemia: A controversy re-examined

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1009-1012

  Shah, A ^a   Coleman, M P ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood leukaemia; Incidence; Mortality; Trends

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; WALES;

EID: 34948877561     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603946     Document Type: Article

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