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Radiation dose effects in relation to obstetric X-rays and childhood cancers.

STEWART, Alice Mary (1906 – 2002) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Lancet, 295, 1185-1188. 1970 CE.

In this study of ten million children Stewart and Kneale showed that obstetric X-rays significantly increased the rate of childhood leukemia and cancer.

Browse Tags

Immunology & Dermatology
Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Thematic Classifications

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY › OBSTETRICS ONCOLOGY & CANCER ONCOLOGY & CANCER › Leukemia TOXICOLOGY › Radiation Exposure

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Entry Number	#7783
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9955
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	radiation-ddose-eeffects-in-relation-to-obstetric-xrays-and-childhood-cancers