Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and radiation: Findings among workers at five US nuclear facilities and a review of the recent literature

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 799-808

  Schubauer Berigan, Mary K ^a   Daniels, Robert D ^a   Fleming, Donald A ^a   Markey, Andrea M ^a   Couch, James R ^a   Ahrenholz, Steven H ^a   Burphy, Jenneh S ^a,b   Anderson, Jeri L ^a   Tseng, Chih Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Martin County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36148945317     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06843.x     Document Type: Article

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