The chernobyl childhood leukemia study: Background & lessons learned

被引:8
作者
Mahoney M.C. [1 ,2 ]
Moysich K.B. [1 ,2 ]
McCarthy Jr. P.L. [1 ]
McDonald R.C. [3 ]
Stepanenko V.F. [4 ]
Day R.W. [5 ]
Michalek A.M. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Div. of Cancer Prev. and Pop. Sci., Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, Carlton and Elm Streets
[2] Sch. of Med. and Biomedical Sciences, State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, Main Street
[3] Intl. Consortium Res. Hlth. E., Bartlesville, OK 74003
[4] Medical Radiological Research Center, Obninsk 249020
[5] Fred Hutchinson Cancer Res. Center, Seattle, WA 98109
关键词
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Acute Leukemia; Chernobyl Accident; Former Soviet Union; Chernobyl Disaster;
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10.1186/1476-069X-3-12
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摘要
Many challenges emerged during completion of a study to examine radiation dose and acute leukemia among children in areas of the former Soviet Union. In an era of globalization, our experiences might benefit others involved in multinational investigations. © 2004 Mahoney et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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