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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2006 98(23):1746; doi:10.1093/jnci/djj471
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press.

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Re: Childhood Leukemia Incidence in Britain, 1974–2000: Time Trends and Possible Relation to Influenza Epidemics

Richard J. Q. McNally, Tim O. B. Eden

Affiliations of authors: School of Clinical Medical Sciences (Child Health) and Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (RJQM); Academic Unit of Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Trust and Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals Trust, Manchester, UK (TOBE)

Correspondence to: Richard J. Q. McNally, PhD, Sir James Spence Institute, Newcastle University, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK (e-mail: richard.mcnally@ncl.ac.uk).

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Kroll et al. (1) recently reported incidence time trends for childhood leukemia in Britain during 1974–2000 and suggested that small peaks in incidence may be associated with influenza epidemics. The authors observed an overall increase in childhood leukemia during this period that they attributed to precursor B-cell subtype of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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RESPONSE: Re: Childhood Leukemia Incidence in Britain, 1974–2000: Time Trends and Possible Relation to Influenza Epidemics
Mary E. Kroll, Gerald J. Draper, Charles A. Stiller, and Michael F. G. Murphy
J Natl Cancer Inst 2006 98: 1746-1747. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]