Childhood leukaemia and infectious exposure: A report from the United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study (UKCCS)

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2396-2403

  Simpson, Jill ^a   Smith, Alex ^a   Ansell, Pat ^a   Roman, Eve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth order; Case control; Childhood leukaemia; Clinical records; Deprivation; Infection; Maternal recall; Primary care; Social activity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; INFECTION; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIRTH ORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35448958934     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.07.027     Document Type: Article

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