Genetic monitoring of the human population from high-level natural radiation areas of Kerala on the southwest coast of India. I. Prevalence of congenital malformations in newborns

Radiation Research

Volumn 152, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Jaikrishan, G ^a   Andrews, V J ^a   Thampi, M V ^a   Koya, P K M ^a   Rajan, V K ^b   Chauhan, P S ^a,c  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT OF KERALA   (India)

^c Sector 2   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MONITORING; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STILLBIRTH; TWINS;

EID: 0344241152     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3580135     Document Type: Article

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