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An ecological investigation of the incidence of cancer in Welsh children for the period 1985–1994 in relation to residence near the coastline

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  • John Steward
  • Gareth John

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An alarming report from an environmental pressure group raised concerns about childhood leukaemia and the Irish Sea. In response, this ecological study explores the hypotheses that childhood cancer rates are increased by living near the coast of Wales, especially in the north, and in particular near estuaries and mud‐flats. Using Poisson regression to adjust for possible confounding variables, no evidence was found for a coastline proximity effect at the level of census wards (5 km). Moreover the rates were significantly lower near estuaries than for the rest of the coast, but there was a small but non‐significant increase near mud‐flats. Case–control modelling of postcoded cases living within the coastal wards using Stone's method also failed to detect any monotonic reduction in relative risk near the coastline.

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  • John Steward & Gareth John, 2001. "An ecological investigation of the incidence of cancer in Welsh children for the period 1985–1994 in relation to residence near the coastline," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 164(1), pages 29-43.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jorssa:v:164:y:2001:i:1:p:29-43
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-985X.00183
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