Childhood leukaemia in Europe after Chernobyl: 5 year follow-up

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1006-1012

  Parkin, D M ^a   Clayton, D ^b   Black, R J ^a   Masuyer, E ^a   Friedl, H P ^c   Ivanov, E ^c   Sinnaeve, J ^d   Tzvetansky, C G ^c   Geryk, E ^c   Storm, H H ^c   Rahu, M ^c   Pukkala, E ^c   Bernard, J L ^c   Carli, P M ^c   L'Huillier, M C ^c   Menegoz F ^c   Schaffer, P ^c   Schraub, S ^c   Kaatsch, P ^c   Michaelis, J ^c   Apjok, E ^c   Schuler, D ^c   Crosignani, P ^c   Magnani, C ^c   Terracini, B ^c   Stengrevics, A ^c   Kriauciunas, R ^c   Coebergh, J W ^c   Langmark, F ^c   Zatonski, W ^c   Tulbure, R ^c   Boukhny, A ^c   Merabishvili, V ^c   Plesko, I ^c   Kramarova E ^c   Pompe Kirn, V ^c   Barlow, L ^c   Enderlin, F ^c   Levi, F ^c   Raymond, L ^c   Schuler G ^c   Torhorst, J ^c   Stiller, C A ^c   Sharp, L ^c   Bennett, B G ^e   more..

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c EC ^*

^d EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^e UNSCEAR Secretariat   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Leukaemia; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 0029912897     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.197     Document Type: Article

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