Aetiology of acute leukaemia

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9048, 1997, Pages 344-349

  Greaves, M F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING);

ADULT; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CHILD; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; IONIZING RADIATION; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMOGENESIS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; X RAY;

EID: 0031026450     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)09412-3     Document Type: Review

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