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Open AccessChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and indicators of early immune stimulation: the Estelle study (SFCE)
Factors related to early stimulation of the immune system (breastfeeding, proxies for exposure to infectious agents, normal delivery, and exposure to animals in early life) have been suggested to decrease the ...
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Open AccessReply: Comment on ‘Childhood leukaemia close to high-voltage power lines – the Geocap study, 2002–2007’ – Odds ratio and confidence interval
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Open AccessReply: Comment on ‘Childhood leukaemia close to high-voltage power lines – the Geocap study, 2002–2007’ – Is proximity an appropriate MF exposure surrogate?
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Open AccessChildhood leukaemia close to high-voltage power lines – the Geocap study, 2002–2007
High-voltage overhead power lines (HVOLs) are a source of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs), which are classified as possible risk factors for childhood acute leukaemia (AL). The study was carr...
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Open AccessReply: Childhood leukaemia and population movements in France, 1990–2003
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Open AccessChildhood leukaemia and population movements in France, 1990–2003
In a national study, we investigated the incidence of childhood leukaemia (CL) over a 14-year period in France in relation to several measures based on the proportion of individuals who changed address between...
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Open AccessChildhood leukaemia incidence around French nuclear installations using geographic zoning based on gaseous discharge dose estimates
The present study investigated for the first time the incidence of childhood leukaemia (1990–2001) around French nuclear installations using a geographic zoning based on estimated doses to the red bone marrow ...
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Open AccessSpatial and space–time clustering of childhood acute leukaemia in France from 1990 to 2000: a nationwide study
This study aimed to investigate the spatial and space–time distributions of cases of childhood acute leukaemia (CL) during 1990–2000 over the whole French territory. A global spatial heterogeneity and a spatia...
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Open AccessIncidence of childhood leukaemia in the vicinity of nuclear sites in France, 1990–1998
Overall, 670 cases (O) of childhood leukaemia were diagnosed within 20 km of the 29 French nuclear installations between 1990 and 1998 compared to an expected number (E) of 729.09 cases (O/E=0.92, 95% confidence ...
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Open AccessInfectious diseases in the first year of life, perinatal characteristics and childhood acute leukaemia
The objective of the present study was to investigate the role of early common infections and perinatal characteristics in the aetiology of childhood common leukaemia. A case–control study was conducted from 1...
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Open AccessDay-care, early common infections and childhood acute leukaemia: a multicentre French case–control study
We conducted a case–control study to investigate the role of early infections in the aetiology of childhood acute leukaemias. The study included 280 incident cases (240 acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and 40 acu...