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SUBMITTER: Tsai RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4534715 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Leukemia & lymphoma 20140331 11
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of leukemia found in adults. Identifying jobs that pose a risk for AML may be useful for identifying new risk factors. A matched case-control analysis was conducted using California Cancer Registry data from 1988 to 2007. This study included 8999 cases of AML and 24 822 controls. Industries with a statistically significant increased AML risk were construction (matched odds ratio [mOR] = 1.13); crop production (mOR = 1.41); support activities f ...[more]