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Editorial

. 1998 May;9(3):237-9.

doi: 10.1023/a:1017149601195.

Infection and childhood leukemia

PMID: 9684703
DOI: 10.1023/a:1017149601195

Editorial

Infection and childhood leukemia

L J Kinlen. Cancer Causes Control. 1998 May.

. 1998 May;9(3):237-9.

doi: 10.1023/a:1017149601195.

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PMID: 9684703
DOI: 10.1023/a:1017149601195

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Evidence that childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia is associated with an infectious agent linked to hygiene conditions.
Smith MA, Simon R, Strickler HD, McQuillan G, Ries LA, Linet MS. Smith MA, et al. Cancer Causes Control. 1998 May;9(3):285-98. doi: 10.1023/a:1008873103921. Cancer Causes Control. 1998. PMID: 9684709

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