An unexpected mortality increase in the United States follows arrival of the radioactive plume from Fukushima: Is there a correlation?

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-64

  Mangano, Joseph ^a   Sherman, Janette ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CORRELATION; HEALTH RISK; MILK; MORTALITY; PLUME; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84455193157     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.42.1.f     Document Type: Article

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