Childhood leukaemia following medical diagnostic exposure to ionizing radiation in utero or after birth

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-174

  Wakeford, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY BURDEN; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 58549095694     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn272     Document Type: Article

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