A short latency between radiation exposure from nuclear plants and cancer in young children

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 113-135

  Mangano, Joseph J ^a  

^a Radiation and Public Health Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90;

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; ONSET AGE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; TOOTH;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PENNSYLVANIA; POWER PLANTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; UKRAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30344471114     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/5GRE-KQ1B-UTM1-KHQ1     Document Type: Article

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