Unusual space-time patterning of the Fallon, Nevada leukemia cluster: Evidence of an infectious etiology

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 102-109

  Francis, Stephen S ^a   Selvin, Steve ^a   Yang, Wei ^b   Buffler, Patricia A ^a   Wiemels, Joseph L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Fallon; Leukemia; Mosquito; Tungsten; Virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LAND USE; LEUKEMIA; PASTURELAND; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULICIDAE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEVADA; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING; WEST NILE VIRUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052859801     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: 18727786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2011.02.019     Document Type: Article

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