Increased incidence of childhood leukemia in urban areas: A population-based case-control study

Epidemiologia e Prevenzione

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 102-107

  Malagoli, Carlotta ^a   Malavolti, Marcella ^a   Costanzini, Sofia ^a   Fabbi, Sara ^a   Teggi, Sergio ^a   Palazzi, Giovanni ^b   Arcolin, Elisa ^a   Vinceti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; Childhood leukemia; PM10; Urban area

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

BENZENE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84968724651     PISSN: 11209763     EISSN: 23851937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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