Leukaemia in young children living in the vicinity of nuclear power plants

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 11-

  Little, Julian ^a   McLaughlin, John ^b   Miller, Anthony ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood leukemia; Environmental exposures; Ionizing radiation

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERMANY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; POWER PLANTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38349048268     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23347     Document Type: Editorial

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