Air pollution and childhood leukaemia: A nationwide case-control study in Italy

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 876-883

  Badaloni, C ^a   Ranucci, A ^b   Cesaroni, G ^a   Zanini, G ^d   Vienneau, D ^e,f,g   Al Aidrous, F ^e   De Hoogh, K ^e   Magnani, C ^b,c   Forastiere, F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Cancer Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^d ENEA   (Italy)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC;

CHILDREN; DISPERSION MODEL; LAND USE REGRESSION MODEL; TRAFFIC INDICATORS;

AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILES; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; LEUKEMIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84887622439     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101604     Document Type: Article

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