Food consumption by children and the risk of childhood acute leukemia

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 160, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1098-1107

  Kwan, Marilyn L ^a   Block, Gladys ^a   Selvin, Sieve ^a   Month, Stacy ^b   Buffler, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Kaiser Permanente Oakland ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Case control studies; Child; Diet; Epidemiologic methods; Leukemia; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; POTASSIUM;

CANCER; CHILD HEALTH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BANANA; CANCER RISK; CAREGIVER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; NUTRITION; ONSET AGE; ORANGE (FRUIT); ORANGE JUICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 9344236046     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh317     Document Type: Article

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