Diagnostic x rays, DNA repair genes and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Health Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-64

  Infante Rivard, Claire ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Leukemia; NCRP; X rays

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DNA REPAIR; EXCISION REPAIR; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISMATCH REPAIR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUEBEC; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0038458977     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200307000-00012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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