Radiation-induced acute myeloid leukaemia and other cancers in commercial jet cockpit crew: A population-based cohort study

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Volumn 354, Issue 9195, 1999, Pages 2029-2031

  Gundestrup, Maryanne ^a,b   Storm, Hans H ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CERTIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COSMIC RADIATION; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FLYING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOMA; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECTUM CANCER; REGISTER; SKIN CANCER; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0033547638     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)05093-X     Document Type: Article

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