Asthma and risk of brain cancer in children

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 617-623

  Roncarolo, Federico ^a   Infante Rivard, Claire ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma medication; Brain cancer; Child

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRAIN CANCER; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84862487112     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-9928-7     Document Type: Article

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