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SUBMITTER: Shrestha A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4204106 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shrestha Anshu A Ritz Beate B Wilhelm Michelle M Qiu Jiaheng J Cockburn Myles M Heck Julia E JE
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 20140601 6
<h4>Objective</h4>To study prenatal air toxic exposure and Wilms' tumor in children.<h4>Methods</h4>We identified 337 Wilms' tumor cases among children younger than 6 years (1988 to 2008) from the California Cancer Registry, randomly selected 96,514 controls from California birth rolls in 20:1 ratio matched to all cancer cases, then linked birth addresses to air monitors within 15 miles to assess exposures. Multiple logistic regressions were applied to estimate effects.<h4>Results</h4>Children p ...[more]