Chronic myeloid leukaemia in Yorkshire: a case control study.
The results of a case-control study of chronic myeloid leukaemia in adults are reported. 122 cases and 241 controls were interviewed. Excess risks associates with heart disease and related drugs were revealed. In addition a weak association with occupational and/or hobby exposure to irradiation emerged.
McKinney
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Leukemia Research Fund, University of Leeds, UK.
Roberts
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BE
O'Brien
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C
Bird
C C
CC
Richards
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Alexander
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Cartwright
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RA
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006753:Hospital Records; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires