Periconceptional maternal vitamin supplementation and childhood leukaemia: An uncertainty analysis

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-172

  Jurek, A M ^a,b   Maldonado, G ^c   Spector, L G ^a,b   Ross, J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CACHING; CHILD HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; PREGNANCY; TUMOR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VITAMIN;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; UNCERTAINTY; VITAMINS;

EID: 59949101124     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.080226     Document Type: Article

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