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Ultrasound examinations in pregnancy and childhood cancer.

Authors :
Cartwright RA
McKinney PA
Hopton PA
Birch JM
Hartley AL
Mann JR
Waterhouse JA
Johnston HE
Draper GJ
Stiller C
Source :
Lancet (London, England) [Lancet] 1984 Nov 03; Vol. 2 (8410), pp. 999-1000.
Publication Year :
1984

Abstract

Analysis of information obtained in an inter-regional epidemiological study by interviewing the parents of 555 children with malignancy diagnosed between 1980 to 1983 and the parents of 1110 control children did not reveal any significant association between exposure to ultrasound examination in pregnancy and risk of childhood cancer.

Subjects

Subjects :
Central Nervous System Diseases etiology
Child, Preschool
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Leukemia, Lymphoid etiology
Pregnancy
Risk
Neoplasms etiology
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Ultrasonography adverse effects

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Language :
English
ISSN :
0140-6736
Volume :
2
Issue :
8410
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Lancet (London, England)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
6149440
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(84)91105-x
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