Fetal growth and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Results from an australian case-Control study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-228

  Milne, E ^a   Royle, J A ^b   De Klerk, N H ^b   Blair, E ^b   Bailey, H ^b   Cole, C ^b   Attia, J ^b   Scott, R J ^b   Armstrong, B K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Birth weight; Case control studies; Child; Fetal development; Leukemia; Precursor cell lymphoblastic leukemia lymphoma

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN;

BLOOD SYSTEM DISORDER; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH RISK; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS RISK; HUMAN; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 67651089933     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp117     Document Type: Article

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