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Preterm Birth and Subsequent Risk of Acute Childhood Leukemia: a Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Author(s) -

Qitao Huang,

Gao Yun-fei,

Mei Zhong,

Yan-Hong Yu

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

cellular physiology and biochemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1421-9778

pISSN - 1015-8987

DOI - 10.1159/000447828

Subject(s) - medicine , childhood leukemia , odds ratio , meta analysis , leukemia , myeloid leukemia , acute leukemia , confidence interval , risk factor , pediatrics , lymphoblastic leukemia

Preterm birth (PTB) has been recognized as a crucial long term risk factor for multiple non-communicable diseases. However, studies between the relationship of PTB and the risk of acute childhood leukemia have yielded inconclusive results. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to systematically review the current literature to investigate whether PTB is associated with increased risk of acute childhood leukemia.

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