Time series analysis supporting the hypothesis that enhanced cosmic radiation during germ cell formation can increase breast cancer mortality in germ cell cohorts

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 206-222

  Juckett, D A ^a,b   Rosenberg, Barnett ^a,b  

^a Barros Research Institute   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age period cohort analysis; Cancer; Cosmic rays; Epigenetic; Time series

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREAST TUMOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; COSMIC RADIATION; FEMALE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; COSMIC RADIATION; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031160101     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050043     Document Type: Article

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