Open AccessPatterns of acute leukaemia occurrence among children in the Chernobyl region
Author(s) -
Andrey G Noshchenko,
Kirsten B. Moysich,
Alexandra Bondar,
Pavlo V. Zamostyan,
Vera D Drosdova,
Arthur M Michalek
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/30.1.125
Subject(s) - medicine , childhood leukaemia , pediatrics
The Chernobyl nuclear accident of 1986 released large quantities of radioactive material causing widespread contamination. In the Ukraine alone, more than 4 million people were exposed to radiation. The exact health consequences of this exposure are still being assessed.
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