PATERNAL EXPOSURE NOT TO BLAME

被引:126
作者
DOLL, R [1 ]
EVANS, HJ [1 ]
DARBY, SC [1 ]
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[1] WESTERN GEN HOSP,MRC,HUMAN GENET UNIT,EDINBURGH EH4 2XU,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
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10.1038/367678a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The "Gardner hypothesis" suggests that an excess of childhood leukaemia near a nuclear reprocessing plant is caused by paternal exposure to ionizing radiation. But the evidence shows that this explanation is wrong. © 1994 Nature Publishing Group.
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