Article
Space-time clustering patterns in childhood leukaemia support a role for infection.
British journal of cancer - 1 May 2000
Birch J M, Alexander F E, Blair V, Eden O B, Taylor G M, McNally R J
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies of space-time clustering in childhood leukaemia have produced equivocal and inconsistent results. To address this issue we have used Manchester Children's Tumour Registry leukaemia data in space-time clustering analyses. Knox tests for space-time interactions between cases were applied with fixed thresholds of close in space, <5 km and close in time <1 year apart. Addresses at birth as well as...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cluster Analysis
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Infant
- Infections
- Leukemia
- Male
- Sex Factors