Childhood cancer mortality in relation to the St Lucie nuclear power station

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 229-240

  Boice Jr , John D ^a,b   Mumma, Michael T ^a   Blot, William J ^a,b   Heath Jr , Clark W ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; NEUROLOGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TISSUE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDY; CHILDHOOD CANCERS; MORTALITY RATE; RESIDENTIAL CHEMICAL EXPOSURES;

TUMORS;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 24344452382     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 09524746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/25/3/001     Document Type: Article

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