A hospital-based case-control study of acute myeloid leukemia in Shanghai: Analysis of environmental and occupational risk factors by subtypes of the WHO classification

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 184, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 112-128

  Wong Otto, O ^a,b,c   Harris, Fran ^a,d   Armstrong, Thomas W ^e   Hua, Fu ^c  

^a Applied Health Sciences Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e TWA8HR Occupational Hygiene Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia; Case control study; China; Environmental and occupational exposures; Epidemiology; Risk factors; World Health Organization classification

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77950626887     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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