[Epidemiology and etiology of acute leukoses in children]

In their work authors have analyzed some epidemiologic and etiologic data that can be taken as the elements of risk in leukemogenesis. The investigations have been done retrospectively in 212 children suffering from acute leukemia and treated in Pediatric Clinic in Beograd. Certain factors of risk are particularly studied as: repeated viral infections, repeated use of antibiotics, diagnostic and therapeutic irradiation of children, familiar data on congenital anomalies and cancer and same harmful prezygotic and prenatal influences of possible significance. The authors also presented the results of their cytogenetic investigations obtained from 32 children. It is especially pointed out the significance of detailed data taken from patients suffering from these diseases.