Residential traffic exposure and childhood leukemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 413-422

  Boothe, Vickie L ^a   Boehmer, Tegan K ^b   Wendel, Arthur M ^b   Yip, Fuyuen Y ^b  

^a Analytic Tools and Methods Branch   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MEDLINE; NONLYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOUSING; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MOTOR VEHICLES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84896510652     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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