Abstract
An infective, mostly viral basis has been found in different human cancers. To test the hypothesis of a possible infectious aetiology for central nervous system (CNS) tumours in children, we investigated the associations with proxy measures of exposure to infectious disease.
Original language | English |
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Journal | British Journal of Cancer |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 11 |
Pages (from-to) | 1670-5 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 0007-0920 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2010 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Astrocytoma
- Birth Order
- Case-Control Studies
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms
- Child
- Child Care
- Child, Preschool
- Communicable Diseases
- Denmark
- Female
- Finland
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Norway
- Parturition
- Risk
- Seasons
- Sweden