No increase in thyroid cancer among children and adolescents in Finland due to Chernobyl accident

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1167-1171

  But, Anna ^a   Kurttio, Päivi ^a   Heinävaara, Sirpa ^a,b   Auvinen, Anssi ^a,c  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^c Finnish Cancer Institute   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Finland; Incidence; Radiation effects; Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; THYROID CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646397831     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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