Geographical variation in the incidence of childhood leukaemia in Manitoba

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1121-1126

  Torabi, Mahmoud ^a   Singh, Harminder ^a   Galloway, Katie ^a   Israels, Sara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

childhood leukaemia; geographical epidemiology; spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; GEOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MANITOBA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MANITOBA; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84946490831     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12930     Document Type: Article

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