No association between traffic density and risk of childhood leukemia: A meta-analysis

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 5229-5232

  Sun, Xiao Xi ^a   Zhang, Shan Shan ^b   Ma, Xiao Ling ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Childhood leukemia; Meta analysis; Traffic density

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84905378837     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.13.5229     Document Type: Article

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