Soil radioactivity and incidence of cancer in Nigeria

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-36

  Farai, I P ^a   Obed, R I ^a   Jibiri, N N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cancer; Environment; Gamma radiation; Health; Nigeria; Soil radioactivity

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCES; ENVIRONMENT; NIGERIA; SOIL RADIOACTIVITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAMMA RAYS; HEALTH RISKS; RADIOACTIVITY; SOILS; TUMORS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

CANCER; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NIGERIA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NIGERIA; REGISTRIES; SOIL;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33746747077     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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