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Early Life Nutrition Factors and Risk of Acute Leukemia in Children: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Abstract

Acute leukemia commonly occurs in young children with peak incidence at the age of 2-5 years. However, the etiology is still unclear and many preventable risk factors still deserve to be reviewed. The focus of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to summarize the evidence concerning early life nourishment (breastfeeding, early life diet), neonatal vitamin K administration and the risk of acute leukemia. All epidemiological studies …

Authors

Kintossou AK; Blanco-Lopez J; Iguacel I; Pisanu S; Almeida CCB; Steliarova-Foucher E; Sierens C; Gunter MJ; Ladas EJ; Barr RD

Journal

Nutrients, Vol. 15, No. 17,

Publisher

MDPI

DOI

10.3390/nu15173775

ISSN

2072-6643