Environmental Chemicals and Childhood Cancer

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 336-346

  Savage, S A ^a   Schuz J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Brain tumor; Chemicals; Childhood cancer; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Exposure; Heavy metal; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Medication; Neuroblastoma; Nitrates; Pesticide; Radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895561609     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00017-9     Document Type: Chapter

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