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P. Massaglia

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Air pollution and childhood leukaemia: a nationwide case-control study in Italy

2013

Objectives Leukaemia is the most common cancer in children, but its aetiology is still poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that traffic-related air pollution is associated with paediatric leukaemia because of chronic exposure to several potential carcinogens. Methods The Italian SETIL study (Study on the aetiology of lymphohematopoietic malignancies in children) was conducted in 14 Italian regions. All incident cases of leukaemia in children aged ≤10 years from these regions (period 1998–2001) were eligible for enrolment. Two controls per case, matched on birth date, gender and region of residence were randomly selected from the local population registries. Exposure assessment at bi…

MalePediatricsAir pollutionNO2Land use Regression ModelLogistic regressionmedicine.disease_causeEconomicaResidence CharacteristicsUSE REGRESSION-MODELSMedicineChildChildrenVehicle EmissionsGeneral Environmental ScienceUSE REGRESSION-MODELS RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC DENSITY MAGNETIC-FIELDS POOLED ANALYSIS RISK-FACTOR CANCER EXPOSURE CHILDREN NO2 ASSOCIATIONLeukemiaIncidenceIncidence (epidemiology)ASSOCIATIONCANCERChildhood leukaemiaItalyChild PreschoolFemaleCase-Control StudieHumanmedicine.medical_specialtySocio-culturaleMAGNETIC-FIELDSPOOLED ANALYSISRISK-FACTORAir PollutionOccupational ExposureEnvironmental healthTraffic IndicatorHumansEXPOSURERESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC DENSITYExposure assessmentVehicle Emissionbusiness.industryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCase-control studyAmbientaleInfantCarcinogens EnvironmentalAutomobileCase-Control StudiesResidence CharacteristicDispersion ModelEtiologyGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesParticulate MatterResidencebusinessAutomobilesOccupational and Environmental Medicine
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