Background Ionizing Radiation and the Risk of Childhood Cancer: A Census-Based Nationwide Cohort Study

Conclusions: Our study suggests that background radiation may contribute to the risk of cancer in children including leukemia and CNS tumors. This EHP Advance Publication article has been peer-reviewed, revised, and accepted for publication. EHP Advance Publication articles are completely citable using the DOI number assigned to the article. This document will be replaced with the copyedited and formatted version as soon as it is available. Through the DOI number used in the citation, you will be able to access this document at each stage of the publication process. Citation: Spycher BD, Lupatsch JE, Zwahlen M, Röösli M, Niggli F, Grotzer MA, Rischewski J, Egger M, Kuehni CE, for the Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group and the Swiss National Cohort. Background Ionizing Radiation and the Risk of Childhood Cancer: A Census-Based Nationwide Cohort Study. Environ Health Perspect; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408548. Received: 11 April 2014 Accepted: 28 January 2015 Advance Publication: 23 February 2015 Supplemental Material (495 KB) Article Views This Week: 96 Article Views This Year: 96 Share this Article
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