Number of Siblings and Risk of Hodgkin's and Other Lymphoid Neoplasms
Open Access
- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
- Vol. 14 (2) , 552
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-04-0577
Abstract
To the Editors: Having older siblings, in contrast to younger ones, is a surrogate marker of earlier exposure to common childhood pathogens ([1][1]). A Swedish case-control study reported a reduced risk of Hodgkin's disease when subjects with three or more older siblings were compared with thoseKeywords
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