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Birth weight by gestational age and risk of childhood acute leukemia: a population-based study 1961–2002

Svetlana V. GlinianaiaInstitute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, EnglandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark S. PearceInstitute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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Judith RankinInstitute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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Tanja Pless-MulloliInstitute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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Louise ParkerDepartments of Medicine and Paediatrics, Dalhouise University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Richard J. Q. McnallyInstitute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Pages 709-712 | Received 14 Jul 2010, Accepted 05 Dec 2010, Published online: 11 Jan 2011

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