Aetiology of childhood acute leukaemias: Current status of knowledge

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 114-118

  Rossig, Claudia ^a   Juergens, Heribert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 58549105349     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn269     Document Type: Article

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