Wilms tumour and paternal occupation: An analysis of data from the national registry of childhood tumours

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-32

  Fear, N T ^b   Vincent, T J ^a   King, J C ^a   MacCarthy, A ^a   Bunch, K J ^a   Murphy, M F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Paternal occupation; Wilms tumour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROBLASTOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; KIDNEY TUMOR; NEWBORN; OCCUPATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REGISTER; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; WILMS TUMOR;

EID: 66149128091     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22013     Document Type: Article

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