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

Part of the systematic error relates to neglected doses from other sources (e.g., internal radionuclides). Because the focus of the research was on very small radiation dose rates and small cumulative doses, it is important to address dose and dose rate errors when conducting such analyses.

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Published in:Environmental health perspectives 2015-08, Vol.123 (8), p.A198-A198
Main Author: Scott, Bobby R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Background Radiation - adverse effects
Bone marrow
Cancer
Censuses
Cohort analysis
Confidence intervals
Correspondence
Cosmic rays
Female
Health risk assessment
Humans
Leukemia
Male
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology
Radiation
Radiation Exposure - adverse effects
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Summary:Part of the systematic error relates to neglected doses from other sources (e.g., internal radionuclides). Because the focus of the research was on very small radiation dose rates and small cumulative doses, it is important to address dose and dose rate errors when conducting such analyses.
ISSN:0091-6765
1552-9924
DOI:10.1289/ehp.1509938