Patterns of exposure to infectious diseases and social contacts in early life and risk of brain tumours in children and adolescents: An international case-control study (CEFALO)

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2346-2353

  Andersen, T V ^a   Schmidt, L S ^a   Poulsen, A H ^a   Feychting, M ^b   Roosli M ^c,d   Tynes, T ^e,f   Aydin, D ^c,d   Prochazka, M ^b   Lannering, B ^g   Klaeboe L ^e,h   Eggen, T ^e   Kuehni, C E ⁱ   Schmiegelow, K ^j,k   Schuz J ^l  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^g QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^k Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^l INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

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Author keywords

Childhood brain tumour; Children; Epidemiology; Infectious disease; Social contact

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BRAIN TUMOR; BRONCHITIS; CANCER RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROENTERITIS; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NORWAY; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; TONSILLITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN RELATION; SCANDINAVIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SCANDINAVIA; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884184415     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.201     Document Type: Article

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