Case-control study of paternal occupation and childhood leukaemia in Great Britain, 19622006

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1652-1659

  Keegan, T J ^a   Bunch, K J ^b   Vincent, T J ^b   King, J C ^b   O'Neill, K A ^b   Kendall, G M ^b   MacCarthy, A ^b   Fear, N T ^c   Mfg, Murphy ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

childhood cancer; childhood leukaemia; epidemiology; paternal occupation; social class

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATHERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84867898434     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.359     Document Type: Article

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