Risk factors for childhood leukemia

dc.contributor.author	Χαραλάμπους, Ανδρέας	el
dc.contributor.author	Βασιλείου, Παναγιώτα	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-16T01:25:15Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-16T01:25:15Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1362
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Leukemia in children
dc.subject	Παιδιά
dc.subject	Λευχαιμία
dc.subject	Παράγοντες κινδύνου
dc.subject	Περιβάλλον
dc.subject	Risk factors
dc.subject	Environment
dc.title	Risk factors for childhood leukemia	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	a comprehensive literature review	en
heal.generalDescription	Review	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076297
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-09
heal.bibliographicCitation	Paschali, K., Tsakona, A.. (2012). Risk factors for childhood leukemia: a comprehensive literature review. "Health Science Journal". 6 (3), 432-68..	en
heal.abstract	Background: Although overall incidence is rare, leukemia is the most common type of childhood cancer. It accounts for 30% of all cancers diagnosed in children younger than 15 years. Child leukaemia has been related to external factors to which children are exposed during their lives as well as internal factors. Aim: The aim of the present study was to explore the risk factors for childhood leukemia. Method and Material: An electronic search of CINAHL and PubMed was undertaken, along with citation searches. Studies were selected if risk factors for childhood leukaemia were described in the title or abstract and original data were included. Study quality was taken into consideration. Results: The search produced 1726 articles from which 26 articles met the inclusion criteria. Several internal and external risk factors for childhood leukaemia were identified in this review. These factors included the magnetic fields and high voltage transmission lines, parental occupational exposure (to chemicals), nuclear power plants and ionising radiation, intramuscular vitamin K, population mixing and endogenous factors including baby weight. Conclusions: Most risk factors have been found to be weakly and inconsistently associated with either form of acute childhood leukemia. Only one environmental risk factor (ionizing radiation) has been significantly linked to acute lymphocytic leukaemia or acute myelogenous leukaemia. Knowledge of these particular risk factors can be used to support measures to reduce potentially harmful exposures and decrease the risk of disease.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2012-07