Childhood leukaemia incidence below the age of 5 years near French nuclear power plants

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 401-403

  Laurier, D ^a   Hemon D ^b   Clavel, J ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

NUCLEAR POWER; YOUNG CHILDREN;

POWER PLANTS;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; POWER PLANTS;

EID: 51449097320     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/28/3/N01     Document Type: Article

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