Wilms' tumour: A systematic review of risk factors and meta-analysis

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 449-469

  Chu, Anna ^a,b   Heck, Julia E ^c   Ribeiro, Karina Braga ^f   Brennan, Paul ^g   Boffetta, Paolo ^d   Buffler, Patricia ^e   Hung, Rayjean J ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^g INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

birthweight; childhood cancer; epigenetics; genetics; gestational age; maternal hypertension; maternal pesticide exposure; meta analysis; parity; review; risk factor; Wilms' tumour

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; APGAR SCORE; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDBIRTH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COFFEE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATERNAL AGE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEA; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RISK FACTORS; WILMS TUMOR;

EID: 77955203835     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01133.x     Document Type: Review

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