Seasonality of birth in children with central nervous system tumours in Denmark, 1970-2003

L S Schmidt; K Grell; K Frederiksen; C Johansen; K Schmiegelow; J Schüz

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604813

Seasonality of birth in children with central nervous system tumours in Denmark, 1970-2003

L S Schmidt, K Grell, K Frederiksen, C Johansen, K Schmiegelow, J Schüz

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Abstract

We investigated possible seasonal variation of births among children <20 years with a central nervous system tumour in Denmark (N=1640), comparing them with 2,582,714 children born between 1970 and 2003. No such variation was seen overall, but ependymoma showed seasonal variation.

Original language	English
Journal	British Journal of Cancer
Volume	100
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	185-7
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0007-0920
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6604813
Publication status	Published - 13 Jan 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Central Nervous System Neoplasms/epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Denmark
Ependymoma/epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Seasons
Time Factors

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