Birth Weight and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Arizona, Illinois, and Kentucky
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- 1 October 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 111 (10) , 579-584
Abstract
Objective: To confirm the previously reported increased risk of leukemia among macrosomic children (those with birth weight >4 kg). Methods: Birth certificates of Arizona, Illinois, and Kentucky children diagnosed as having acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) before age 5 years were matched with birth certificates from leukemia-free children of the same sex, race, and ethnicity who were born...Keywords
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