Very low dose fetal exposure to Chernobyl contamination resulted in increases in infant leukemia in Europe and raises questions about current radiation risk models

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3105-3114

  Busby, Christopher C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Castle Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Child leukemia; Infant leukemia; Ionising radiation

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BELARUS; BIOACCUMULATION; CANCER RESEARCH; CELL DEATH; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DNA REPAIR; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; GREECE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 74549128547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6123105     Document Type: Article

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