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. 1997;75(11):1711–1713. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1997.292

Seasonality in the diagnosis of acute lymphocytic leukaemia.

P Badrinath 1, N E Day 1, D Stockton 1
PMCID: PMC2223541  PMID: 9184193

Abstract

Literature on seasonality of leukaemia shows conflicting results. We analysed the month of diagnosis of acute leukaemia in East Anglia, UK, for the period 1971-94, which showed a significant 40% summer excess (P < 0.001) for acute lymphocytic leukaemia both in children (P < 0.01) and adults (P = 0.01). Methodology, results and possible aetiological interpretations are presented.

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