Maternal benzene exposure during pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Zhou, Yanfeng ^a   Zhang, Shaozun ^a   Li, Zhen ^a   Zhu, Jie ^a   Bi, Yongyi ^a   Bai, YuE ^a   Wang, Hong ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; PAINT; PETROLEUM;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS RISK; HIGH RISK INFANT; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL SMOKING; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ODDS RATIO; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREGNANCY; PUBLISHING; RISK;

BENZENE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RISK;

EID: 84908051709     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110466     Document Type: Article

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