Appearances are deceptive in cluster investigations of cancer;Schijn bedriegt in clusteronderzoek van kanker

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 142, Issue 27, 1998, Pages 1542-1545

  Coebergh, J W W ^a,b,c  

^a The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Stichting Nederlandse Werkgroep L   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POLLUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SHORT SURVEY;

CARCINOGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032482714     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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