J Korean Med Sci.  2014 Oct;29(10):1436-1437. 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.10.1436.

Re: Cancer Risk in Adult Residents Near Nuclear Power Plants in Korea: A Cohort Study of 1992-2010

• Kim JM
• Kim MH
• Ju YS
• Hwang SS
• Ha M
• Paek D

• KMID: 2129637
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2014.29.10.1436

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Male
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced/*epidemiology

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