The association between birth order, sibship size and glioma development in adulthood

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 126, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2752-2756

  Amirian, E ^a   Scheurer, Michael E ^b   Bondy, Melissa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glioma; Hygiene hypothesis; Immune development; Infection; Life course epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEASON;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 77951212034     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24962     Document Type: Article

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