Titre :
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Association of childhood cancer with factors related to pregnancy and birth. (1999)
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Auteurs :
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J. SCHIIZ ;
P. KAATSCH ;
U. KALETSCH ;
R. MEINERT ;
J. MICHAELIS ;
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Dokumentation der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Mainz. DEU
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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International journal of epidemiology (vol. 28, n° 4, 1999)
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Pagination :
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631-639
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Leucémie
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Enfant
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Homme
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Facteur risque
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Allemagne
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Europe
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Epidémiologie
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Grossesse
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Age mère naissance
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Poids naissance
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Thérapeutique
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Stérilité
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Tabagisme
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Fratrie
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST Rt72R0xN. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background It has been hypothesized that risk factors of childhood cancers may already operate during the prenatal and neonatal period. Results of previous epidemiological studies have been inconsistent. Methods During 1992-1997 a large case-control study on childhood cancers and a variety of potential risk factors was conducted in Germany. Cases were ascertained by the German Childhood Cancer Registry. Each case was matched to a population-based control of the same age and gender, sampled from the district where the case lived at the date of diagnosis. For the analyses, 2358 cases and 2588 controls were available. Results Risk of childhood acute leukaemia increased with maternal age 4000 g : OR=1.4,95% CI : 1.0-1.8, P20 cigarettes/day) and a decreased OR for children with one or two siblings. Only a few significant findings were seen for the different groups of solid tumours. (...)
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