Fallout from the chernobyl nuclear disaster and congenital malformations in europe

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 478-484

  Hoffmann, Wolfgang ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Chromosome aberrations; Congenital malformations; Down's syndrome; Fallout; Neural tube defects; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CROATIA; DOWN SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FALLOUT; FINLAND; GERMANY; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR; SPINA BIFIDA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0035731068     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890109602895     Document Type: Article

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