A rise in the incidence of childhood cancer in the United States

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 393-408

  Mangano, Joseph J ^a  

^a Radiation and Public Health Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLLUTANT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES; WALES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032992976     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/TGRR-L4MV-JMXC-HJKP     Document Type: Article

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