Environmental radon exposure and childhood leukemia

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 332-347

  Tong, Jian ^a   Qin, Liqiang ^a   Cao, Yi ^a   Li, Jianxiang ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Nie, Jihua ^a   An, Yan ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; LUNG CANCER; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864870137     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2012.689555     Document Type: Review

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