Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 834-840 , November 2009

Factors Associated With Residential Mobility in Children With Leukemia: Implications For Assigning Exposures

  • Kevin Y. Urayama, MPH

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kevin Y. Urayama, MPH, University of California, Berkeley, 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 500, Berkeley, CA 94704. Tel.: 510-642-6398; Fax: 510-643-1735.
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  • Julie Von Behren, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Northern California Cancer Center, Berkeley
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  • Peggy Reynolds, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Northern California Cancer Center, Berkeley
    • ,
  • Andrew Hertz

      Affiliations

    • Northern California Cancer Center, Berkeley
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  • Monique Does, MPH

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
    • ,
  • Patricia A. Buffler, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley

Received 6 November 2008 ,Accepted 3 March 2009.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00072-6

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.03.001

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 834-840 , November 2009

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