Maternal hemoglobin concentration during pregnancy and risk of infant leukaemia: a children's oncology group study.
In contrast to the positive association found in three studies between maternal anaemia during pregnancy and childhood leukaemia, no such association was found in infant leukaemia (odds ratio 0.85, 95% confidence interval 0.53-1.37).
Peters
A M
AM
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Blair
C K
CK
Verneris
M R
MR
Neglia
J P
JP
Robison
L L
LL
Spector
L G
LG
Reaman
G H
GH
Felix
C A
CA
Ross
J A
JA
D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007938:Leukemia / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology*; D008423:Maternal Age; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000097:blood*; D012307:Risk Factors
D006454:Hemoglobins