The association between Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in children and Helicobacter pylori as the marker for sanitation

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hishamuddin, Pengiran ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Oncology; Public health

Indexed keywords

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SANITATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREVALENCE; SANITATION;

EID: 84863222324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-345     Document Type: Article

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