The excess of childhood leukaemia near Sellafield: A commentary on the fourth COMARE report

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 63-71

  Kinlen, L J ^a   Craft, A W ^b   Parker, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; INFECTION; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031474789     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/17/2/003     Document Type: Article

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