Thyroid cancer following nuclear tests in French Polynesia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1115-1121

  De Vathaire, F ^a,b   Drozdovitch, V ^c,d   Brindel, P ^a,b   Rachedi, F ^e   Boissin, J L ^f   Sebbag, J ^f   Shan, L ^f   Bost Bezeaud, F ^e   Petitdidier, P ^g   Paoaafaite, J ^h   Teuri, J ^h   Iltis, J ^h   Bouville, A ^d   Cardis, E ^c   Hill, C ^a   Doyon, F ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d Pediatric Oncology Branch   (United States)

^e Centre Hospitalier Territorial Mamao   (France)

^f Centre Hospitalier Territorial Mamao ^*  (France)

^g Laboratoire Boz   (France)

^h INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

differentiated thyroid carcinoma; French Polynesia; nuclear test; radiation induced cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRENCH POLYNESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID CANCER; ATOMIC BOMB; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PARITY; POLYNESIA; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK; THYROID NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PARITY; POLYNESIA; PREGNANCY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RISK; THYROID NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

EID: 77957244255     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605862     Document Type: Article

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