Cancer incidence for children born in a smelting community

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-183

  Wulff, Marianne ^a   Högberg, Ulf ^a   Sandström, Anita ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELTER; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029946005     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869609098499     Document Type: Article

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