Season of birth and risk for adult onset glioma

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1913-1936

  Efird, Jimmy T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergies; Farming; Gliomas; Handedness

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGY; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GLIOMA; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; LEFT HANDEDNESS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; POLYOMA VIRUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; MALE; SEASON;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 77954797321     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7051913     Document Type: Review

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