Interpreting studies on magnetic fields and the risk of childhood leukaemia: An ongoing challenge

Chromosomal Alterations: Methods, Results and Importance in Human Health

Volumn 9783540714149, Issue , 2007, Pages 411-426

  Schüz, Joachim ^a   Lightfoot, Tracy ^b  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-71414-9_27     Document Type: Chapter

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