The sex ratio of children in relation to paternal preconceptional radiation dose: A study in Cumbria, northern England

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 645-652

  Dickinson, H O ^a   Parker, L ^a   Binks, K ^b   Wakeford, R ^c   Smith, J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTLAKES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONIZING RADIATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030473777     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.6.645     Document Type: Article

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