Case-control study of residential radon and childhood leukemia in Japan: results from preliminary analyses

International Congress Series

Volumn 1276, Issue , 2005, Pages 233-235

  Yoshinaga, S ^a   Tokonami, S ^a   Akiba, S ^b   Nitta, H ^c   Kabuto, M ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Case control study; Childhood leukemia; Epidemiology; Radon

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646454180     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.09.050     Document Type: Article

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3. Steinbuch M., et al. Indoor residential radon exposure and risk of childhood acute myeloid leukaemia. Br. J. Cancer 81 (1999) 900-906