Epidemiologic studies of leukemia among persons under 25 years of age living near nuclear sites

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 188-206

  Laurier, Dominique ^a   Bard, Denis ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ACCIDENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033305508     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a017996     Document Type: Review

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