Have we been wrong about ionizing radiation and chronic lymphocytic leukemia?

Leukemia Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 523-525

  Hamblin, Terry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CLL; Ionizing radiation

Indexed keywords

URANIUM;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 39049129202     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2007.08.015     Document Type: Editorial

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