Childhood incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and exposure to broadcast radiation in Sydney - A second look

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 360-367

  McKenzie, David R ^a   Yin, Yongbai ^a   Morrell, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TELEVISION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0031748578     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1998.tb01392.x     Document Type: Article

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