Leukemia risk in children exposed to benzene and PM10 from vehicular traffic: a case-control study in an Italian population.

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Published in Eur J Epidemiol on August 15, 2012

Authors

Marco Vinceti1, Kenneth J Rothman, Catherine M Crespi, Antonella Sterni, Andrea Cherubini, Luisa Guerra, Giuseppe Maffeis, Enrica Ferretti, Sara Fabbi, Sergio Teggi, Dario Consonni, Gianfranco De Girolamo, Alessandro Meggiato, Giovanni Palazzi, Paolo Paolucci, Carlotta Malagoli

Author Affiliations

1: CREAGEN, Environmental, Genetic and Nutritional Epidemiology Research Center, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. marco.vinceti@unimore.it

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