Re: Solid cancer incidence in atomic bomb survivors exposed in utero or as young children

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 100, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 1482-1483

  Richardson, David B ^a   Wing, Steve ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC BOMB; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LETTER; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; NOTE; PREGNANCY; RADIATION INJURY; SURVIVOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 54049152352     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn321     Document Type: Letter

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