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Hospitalizations among children of survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer: A population-based cohort study

  1. Jeanette F. Winther1,†,*,
  2. John D. Boice Jr2,3,
  3. Jane Christensen1,
  4. Kirsten Frederiksen1,
  5. John J. Mulvihill4,
  6. Marilyn Stovall5,
  7. Jørgen H. Olsen1,3

Article first published online: 2 MAR 2010

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25286

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 127, Issue 12, pages 2879–2887, 15 December 2010

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Winther, J. F., Boice, J. D., Christensen, J., Frederiksen, K., Mulvihill, J. J., Stovall, M. and Olsen, J. H. (2010), Hospitalizations among children of survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer: A population-based cohort study. Int. J. Cancer, 127: 2879–2887. doi: 10.1002/ijc.25286

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark

  2. 2

    International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD

  3. 3

    Vanderbilt University, Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

  4. 4

    Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

  5. 5

    Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

  1. †

    Tel: +453-525-7670, Fax: +453-525-7734/+453-525-7731

*Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark

  1. †

    Tel: +453-525-7670, Fax: +453-525-7734/+453-525-7731

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 MAR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 2 MAR 2010
  3. Manuscript Received: 14 OCT 2009
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 8 FEB 2009

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  • Danish Childhood Cancer Foundation, Danish Cancer Society, and the National Cancer Institute. Grant Number: CA104666

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