Number of Siblings and Risk of Hodgkin's and Other Lymphoid Neoplasms

Liliane Chatenoud; Silvano Gallus; Andrea Altieri; Eva Negri; Renato Talamini; Silvia Franceschi; Carlo La Vecchia

doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-04-0577

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To the Editors: Having older siblings, in contrast to younger ones, is a surrogate marker of earlier exposure to common childhood pathogens ([1][1]). A Swedish case-control study reported a reduced risk of Hodgkin's disease when subjects with three or more older siblings were compared with those

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