Childhood leukemia and residential proximity to industrial and urban sites

Environmental Research

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 542-553

  García Pérez, Javier ^a,b   López Abente, Gonzalo ^a,b   Gómez Barroso, Diana ^a,b   Morales Piga, Antonio ^c,d   Pardo Romaguera, Elena ^e   Tamayo, Ibon ^f   Fernández Navarro, Pablo ^a,b   Ramis, Rebeca ^a,b  

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case control study; Childhood leukemia; Industrial pollution; Residential proximity; Urban pollution

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; GLASS; METAL; MINERAL FIBER; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BLOOD SYSTEM DISORDER; CANCER; CHILD HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK FACTOR; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TUMOR; URBAN POLLUTION; URBAN SITE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH; LEUKEMIA; SPAIN;

SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SPAIN; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84930685371     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.05.014     Document Type: Article

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