Chernobyl, low-dose radiation, and trisomy 21: Possibly something to worry about

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 612-614

  Von Muhlendahl K E ^a   Muck, K ^b  

^a Dokumentations I   (Germany)

^b Iburger Strasse 187 ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NEWBORN; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; TRISOMY 21;

ABNORMALITIES, RADIATION-INDUCED; ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEIOSIS; NONDISJUNCTION, GENETIC; POWER PLANTS; UKRAINE;

EID: 0029683095     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050452     Document Type: Note

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