Spatial clustering and space-time clusters of leukemia among children in Germany, 1987-2007

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 627-633

  Schmiedel, Sven ^a,b   Blettner, Maria ^b   Kaatsch, Peter ^b   Schüz, Joachim ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Clustering; Germany; Leukemia; Spatial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; INFECTION; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPACE TIME CLUSTER ANALYSIS; SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING;

EID: 77957660300     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-010-9488-7     Document Type: Article

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