Cancer in the offspring of female radiation workers: A record linkage study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 213-218

  Bunch, K J ^a   Muirhead, C R ^b   Draper, G J ^a   Hunter, N ^b   Kendall, G M ^a   O'Hagan, J A ^b   Phillipson, M A ^b   Vincent, T J ^a   Zhang, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; In utero exposure; Ionising radiation; Occupational exposure; Preconception irradiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHILD; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149232340     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604841     Document Type: Article

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