Day care in infancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: findings from UK case-control study

UKCCS Investigators; C Gilham; J Peto; J Simpson; E Roman; T O B Eden; M F Greaves; F E Alexander

doi:10.1136/bmj.38428.521042.8F

Day care in infancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: findings from UK case-control study

UKCCS Investigators, C Gilham, J Peto, J Simpson, E Roman, T O B Eden, M F Greaves, F E Alexander

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To test the hypothesis that reduced exposure to common infections in the first year of life increases the risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Design and setting The United Kingdom childhood cancer study (UKCCS) is a large population based case-control study of childhood cancer across 10 regions of the UK.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1294
Journal	British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Volume	330
Issue number	7503
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38428.521042.8F
Publication status	Published - 4 Jun 2005

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Adolescent
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child Day Care Centers
Child, Preschool
Communicable Diseases
Environmental Exposure
Great Britain
Humans
Infant
Odds Ratio
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors
Social Behavior

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Day care in infancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: findings from UK case-control study

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