Childhood leukemia and road traffic: A population-based case-control study

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 596-599

  Crosignani, Paolo ^a   Tittarelli, Andrea ^a   Borgini, Alessandro ^a   Codazzi, Tiziana ^a   Rovelli, Adriano ^b   Porro, Emma ^b   Contiero, Paolo ^a   Bianchi, Nadia ^b   Tagliabue, Giovanna ^a   Fissi, Rosaria ^a   Rossitto, Francesco ^c   Berrino, Franco ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Varese Environ Agency Unit (ARPA)   (Italy)

^c Varese Health Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Benzene; Childhood leukemia; Road traffic

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NEWBORN; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; TRAFFIC;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; LEUKEMIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 9144270485     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11597     Document Type: Article

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