The causes of childhood leukaemia

Editorial

Heather O Dickinson. BMJ. 2005.

. 2005 Jun 4;330(7503):1279-80.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1279.

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Day care in infancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: findings from UK case-control study.
Gilham C, Peto J, Simpson J, Roman E, Eden TO, Greaves MF, Alexander FE; UKCCS Investigators. Gilham C, et al. BMJ. 2005 Jun 4;330(7503):1294. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38428.521042.8F. Epub 2005 Apr 22. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15849205 Free PMC article.
Childhood cancer in relation to distance from high voltage power lines in England and Wales: a case-control study.
Draper G, Vincent T, Kroll ME, Swanson J. Draper G, et al. BMJ. 2005 Jun 4;330(7503):1290. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1290. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15933351 Free PMC article.

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