Association of early life factors and brain tumour risk in a cohort study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 796-799

  Cantwell, M M ^a,b   Forman, M R ^c   Middleton, R J ^a   Murray, L J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Childhood; Early life factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; IRELAND; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 50249094505     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604615     Document Type: Article

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