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Childhood leukemia in Belarus before and after the Chernobyl accident

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Childhood leukemia (ICD 204–208 [1]) incidence rates in the different regions of Belarus are reported for a period before and after the Chernobyl accident (1982–1994). There are, at this point, no recognizable trends towards higher rates.

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  1. Research Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 160, Dolginovsky Tract, 223059, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

    E. P. Ivanov, G. V. Tolochko & L. P. Shuvaeva

  2. Strahlenbiologisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Schillerstrasse 42, D-80336, München, Germany

    S. Becker, E. Nekolla & A. M. Kellerer

  3. Institut für Strahlenbiologie, GSF-Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit GmbH, Postfach 1129, D-85758, Oberschleißheim, Germany

    A. M. Kellerer

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Ivanov, E.P., Tolochko, G.V., Shuvaeva, L.P. et al. Childhood leukemia in Belarus before and after the Chernobyl accident. Radiat Environ Biophys 35, 75–80 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02434028

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Keywords

  • Chernobyl Accident
  • Childhood Leukemia
  • Reactor Accident
  • United Nations Scientific Committee
  • Pool Incidence Rate