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. 2002 May 6;86(9):1411-3.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600275.

Population mixing and childhood leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in census wards in England and Wales, 1966-87

Heather O Dickinson  1 , D M Hammal, J F Bithell, L Parker
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Population mixing and childhood leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in census wards in England and Wales, 1966-87

Heather O Dickinson et al. Br J Cancer. .
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Abstract

We found an increased risk of childhood leukaemia with higher levels of inward migration, particularly from outside the region (rate ratio=1.9, 95%CI: 1.2-2.9, P<0.01). This significant effect was observed only in urban areas, although a marked but non-significant effect was seen in affluent, rural areas.

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