Medically diagnosed infections and risk of childhood leukaemia: A population-based case-control study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1050-1059

  Chang, Jeffrey S ^a   Tsai, Chia Rung ^a   Tsai, Yi Wen ^b   Wiemels, Joseph L ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood leukaemia; Infections; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SYSTEM DISORDER; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LOGISTICS;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; LEUKEMIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK; TAIWAN;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84865724745     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys113     Document Type: Article

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