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Brain cancer incidence rates and the presence of nuclear reactors in US states: a hypothesis-generating study

BACKGROUND: The etiology of brain cancer is poorly understood. The only confirmed environmental risk factor is exposure to ionizing radiation. Because nuclear reactors emit ionizing radiation, we examined brain cancer incidence rates in the USA in relation to the presence of nuclear reactors per sta...

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Autores principales: Williamson, Mark R., Klug, Marilyn G., Schwartz, Gary G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8463636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33768349
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00896-0