Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

, Volume 54, Issue 3, pp 373–375 | Cite as

Solid cancer increase among Chernobyl liquidators: alternative explanation

Letter to the Editor
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Keywords

Medical Examination Standardize Incidence Ratio Solid Cancer Atomic Bomb Survivor Lung Cancer Incidence 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.People’s Friendship University of RussiaMoscowRussia

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