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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Environmental Health Perspectives, 1(121), p. 59-65, 2013

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1204996

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Radiation and the Risk of Chronic Lymphocytic and Other Leukemias among Chornobyl Cleanup Workers

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Abstract

Background: Risks of most types of leukemia from exposure to acute high doses of ionizing radiation are well known, but risks associated with protracted exposures, as well as associations between radiation and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), are not clear.