Infant death and childhood cancer reductions after nuclear plant closings in the united states

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-31

  Mangano, Joseph J ^a   Gould, Jay M ^a   Sternglass, Ernest J ^a   Sherman, Janette D ^a   Brown, Jerry ^a   McDonnell, William ^a  

^a Radiation and Public Health Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Downwind; Infant death; Nuclear plant closings; Nuclear reactors; Radioactivity

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90;

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK LEVEL; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036285701     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890209602913     Document Type: Article

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