Atopic conditions and brain tumor risk in children and adolescents-an international case-control study (CEFALO)

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 902-908

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

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^e SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^g CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^j NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

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Author keywords

Allergy; Brain tumors; Case control study; Childhood; Glioma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; ATOPY; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPENDYMOMA; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897100734     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu048     Document Type: Article

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