11 Result(s)

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Childhood 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 ...

R Ajrouche, J Rudant, L Orsi, A Petit, A Baruchel… in British Journal of Cancer (2015)

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Reply: Comment on ‘Childhood leukaemia close to high-voltage power lines – the Geocap study, 2002–2007’ – Odds ratio and confidence interval

J Clavel, D Hémon in British Journal of Cancer (2013)

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Reply: Comment on ‘Childhood leukaemia close to high-voltage power lines – the Geocap study, 2002–2007’ – Is proximity an appropriate MF exposure surrogate?

J Clavel, C Sermage-Faure, C Demoury, J Rudant… in British Journal of Cancer (2013)

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Childhood 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...

C Sermage-Faure, C Demoury, J Rudant, S Goujon-Bellec… in British Journal of Cancer (2013)

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Reply: Childhood leukaemia and population movements in France, 1990–2003

S Bellec, J Clavel in British Journal of Cancer (2008)

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Childhood 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...

S Bellec, B Baccaïni, A Goubin, J Rudant, M Ripert, D Hémon… in British Journal of Cancer (2008)

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Childhood 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 ...

A-S Evrard, D Hémon, A Morin, D Laurier, M Tirmarche… in British Journal of Cancer (2006)

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Spatial 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...

S Bellec, D Hémon, J Rudant, A Goubin, J Clavel in British Journal of Cancer (2006)

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Incidence 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 ...

M L White-Koning, D Hémon, D Laurier, M Tirmarche, E Jougla… in British Journal of Cancer (2004)

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Infectious 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...

N Jourdan-Da Silva, Y Perel, F Méchinaud, E Plouvier… in British Journal of Cancer (2004)

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Day-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...

F Perrillat, J Clavel, M F Auclerc, A Baruchel, G Leverger… in British Journal of Cancer (2002)