title: Seasonality in the diagnosis of acute lymphocytic leukaemia.
abstract: Literature on seasonality of leukaemia shows conflicting results. We analysed the month of diagnosis of acute leukaemia in East Anglia, UK, for the period 1971-94, which showed a significant 40% summer excess (P < 0.001) for acute lymphocytic leukaemia both in children (P < 0.01) and adults (P = 0.01). Methodology, results and possible aetiological interpretations are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University Forvie Site, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Badrinath
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stockton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012042:Registries; D012621:Seasons