Radium in drinking water and risk of bone cancer in Ontario youths: A second study and combined analysis

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 305-311

  Finkelstein, Murray M ^a,b,c   Kreiger, Nancy ^b,d  

^a Ontario Ministry of Labour   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone sarcoma; Case control study; Drinking water; Radium

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; RADIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0029876628     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.5.305     Document Type: Article

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