The association between Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in children and <it>Helicobacter pylori</it> as the marker for sanitation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Greaves “delayed infection” hypothesis suggested that Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in children is caused by a lack of exposure to infection in infancy, which may be due higher standards of sanitation. We have conducted an ecolo...

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Main Author: Hishamuddin Pengiran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/345