Childhood thyroid cancer following the Chernobyl accident: A status report

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 197-211

  Becker, D V ^a   Robbins, J ^a   Beebe, G W ^a   Bouville, A C ^a   Wachholz, B W ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; REVIEW; THYROID CANCER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029943739     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8529(05)70319-4     Document Type: Article

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