Sporadic childhood Burkitt lymphoma incidence in the United States during 1992-2005

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 366-370

  Mbulaiteye, Sam M ^a,c   Biggar, Robert J ^a,b   Bhatia, Kishor ^a   Linet, Martha S ^a   Devesa, Susan S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Executive Plaza South ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIV AIDS; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Pediatric cancer

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ETHNICITY; FACE TUMOR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD TUMOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651202873     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22047     Document Type: Article

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