Childhood leukaemias and lymphomas in Greece (1996-2006): A nationwide registration study

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1027-1032

  Petridou, Eleni Th ^a,b   Pourtsidis, A ^c   Dessypris, N ^a   Katsiardanis, K ^a   Baka, M ^c   Moschovi, M ^a   Polychronopoulou, S ^d   Koliouskas, D ^e   Sidi, V ^e   Athanasiadou Piperopoulou, F ^f   Kalmanti, M ^g   Belechri, M ^a   La Vecchia, C ^h,i   Curado, M P ^j   Skalkidis, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d Pediatric Hospital Aghia Sophia   (Greece)

^e Aristotle University of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^f ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^h MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^j INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; EUROPEAN UNION; GREECE; GROWTH; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57149121033     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.133249     Document Type: Article

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