Refuelling of vehicles, the use of wood burners and the risk of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in childhood

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 528-539

  Bailey, Helen D ^a   De Klerk, Nicholas H ^a   Fritschi, Lin ^b   Attia, John ^c,d   Daubenton, John D ^f   Armstrong, Bruce K ^e   Milne, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; benzene; childhood cancer; home heating; petrol

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; GASOLINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROGENY; WOOD;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GASOLINE; HEATING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKE; WOOD;

EID: 80054070705     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2011.01224.x     Document Type: Article

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