Infectious illness in children subsequently diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Modeling the trends from birth to diagnosis

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 176, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 402-408

  Crouch, Simon ^a   Lightfoot, Tracy ^a   Simpson, Jill ^a   Smith, Alex ^a   Ansell, Pat ^a   Roman, Eve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

infectious exposure; pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CANCER; CENSUS; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH ORDER; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY AREAS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865787223     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws180     Document Type: Article

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