Leukemia and lymphoma incidence in children in Alberta, Canada: A population-based 22-year retrospective study

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 649-660

  Kulkarni, Ketan ^a   Stobart, Kent ^a   Witol, Adrienne ^a   Rosychuk, Rhonda J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Women and Children's Health Research Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Databases; Epidemiology; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Registries

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054967577     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2011.613091     Document Type: Article

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