Open AccessBirth Weight and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Arizona, Illinois, and Kentucky
Author(s) -
Frank D. Groves,
Brittany T Watkins,
Daniel J. Roberts,
T. C. Tucker,
Tiefu Shen,
Timothy J. Flood
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
southern medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.332
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1541-8243
pISSN - 0038-4348
DOI - 10.14423/smj.0000000000000873
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , birth weight , confidence interval , risk factor , pediatrics , demography , low birth weight , childhood leukemia , logistic regression , obstetrics , leukemia , pregnancy , lymphoblastic leukemia , genetics , sociology , biology
To confirm the previously reported increased risk of leukemia among macrosomic children (those with birth weight >4 kg).