Breastfeeding and childhood leukemia incidence: A meta-analysis and systematic review

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Amitay, Efrat L ^a   Keinan Boker, Lital ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COST; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EXPOSURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCOPUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; META ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RISK; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; ODDS RATIO; RISK; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84930793815     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: 21686211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.1025     Document Type: Review

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