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The relationship between parental occupation and bone cancer risk in offspring

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Bone cancers in children are serious and highly fatal conditions, yet relatively little is known about their causes or methods of prevention. METHODS: The relationship between parental occupation and bone cancer in offspring was explored in a case-control study. Cases were identified from the Ontario Cancer Registry; population-based controls were matched on sex and age. Data were collected from their parents through the use of a …

Authors

Hum L; Kreiger N; Finkelstein MM

Journal

International Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 766–771

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

October 1, 1998

DOI

10.1093/ije/27.5.766

ISSN

0300-5771