The Chernobyl childhood leukemia study: background & lessons learned

Environ Health. 2004 Nov 8;3(1):12. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-3-12.

Abstract

Many challenges emerged during completion of a study to examine radiation dose and acute leukemia among children in areas of the former Soviet Union. In an era of globalization, our experiences might benefit others involved in multinational investigations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Disasters*
  • Environmental Monitoring*
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Humans
  • Interinstitutional Relations
  • International Cooperation*
  • Internationality
  • Leukemia, Radiation-Induced / epidemiology*
  • Power Plants
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / epidemiology
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / etiology*
  • Radioactive Hazard Release*
  • Registries
  • Republic of Belarus / epidemiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Russia / epidemiology
  • Ukraine / epidemiology