Ten years after Chernobyl

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 83-88

  Rytömaa, Tapio ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chernobyl; Congenital abnormalities; Radiation

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

ADULT; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LATENT PERIOD; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; THYROID CANCER; USSR;

EID: 0029875266     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899609092930     Document Type: Review

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