Published March 23, 1991
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Journal article
Case-control studies of leukaemia clusters
Description
A brief article discusses some case-control studies of leukaemia clusters in children living near nuclear plants in the UK. Among the possible aetiological factors considered is the association between paternal occupational exposure to radiation before conception and the risk of leukaemia in offspring. (UK)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- British Medical Journal
- Journal Volume
- 302
- Journal Issue
- 6778
- Series
- Br. Med. J.
- Journal Page Range
- 672-673
- ISSN
- 0007-1447
- CODEN
- BMJOA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 22076548
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHILDREN; ETIOLOGY; GENETIC RADIATION EFFECTS; LEUKEMIA; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EUROPE; GENETIC EFFECTS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; MAMMALS; MAN; NEOPLASMS; PRIMATES; RADIATION EFFECTS; VERTEBRATES