Paternal occupation and retinoblastoma: a case-control study based on data for Great Britain 1962-1999.

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OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between paternal occupational exposures and retinoblastoma using birth registration data for cases from the National Registry of Childhood Tumours (NRCT) and controls from the general population of Great Britain. METHODS: A case-control study of paternal occupational data for 1318 cases of retinoblastoma, born and diagnosed in Great Britain between 1962 and 1999, and 1318 controls matched on sex, date of birth and birth registration sub-district. Patern...

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Authors: MacCarthy, A; Bunch, K; Fear, N; King, J; Vincent, T

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Occupational and environmental medicine
• Volume: 66
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 644-649
• Publication date: 2009-10-01
• DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.037218
• EISSN: 1470-7926
• ISSN: 1351-0711
• Language: English
• Keywords: Infant, Newborn; Great Britain; Registries; Female; Occupational Exposure; Paternal Exposure; Male; Retinoblastoma; Social Class; Metallurgy; Humans; Case-Control Studies; Retinal Neoplasms