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. 2008 Sep 2;99(5):796-9.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604615. Epub 2008 Aug 19.

Association of early life factors and brain tumour risk in a cohort study

M M Cantwell  1 , M R Forman, R J Middleton, L J Murray
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Association of early life factors and brain tumour risk in a cohort study

M M Cantwell et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

Using population-based linked birth and cancer registry data, we investigated whether the risk of brain tumour in childhood (n=155) was associated with perinatal risk factors. This population-based cohort showed that being born into a larger family or to a mother with a history of miscarriage may increase childhood brain tumour risk.

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