An Investigation of Cancer Rates in the Argentia Region, Newfoundland and Labrador: An Ecological Study

Background. The Argentia region of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, was home to a US naval base during a 40-year period between the 1940s and the 1990s. Activities on the base resulted in contamination of the soil and groundwater in the region with chemicals such as heavy metals and dioxins, and r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.83-90
Hauptverfasser:	Cullen, Richard M., Wang, Peizhong Peter, McCrate, Farah, Buehler, Sharon, Bornstein, Stephen, Fortier, Jacqueline, Peach, Mandy, Godwin, Marshall, Duke, Pauline, Pike, Andrea
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Armed forces Canada - epidemiology Cancer Child Child, Preschool Community Disease Environmental Pollutants - analysis Health risk assessment Heavy metals Humanities Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Medical diagnosis Middle Aged Mortality Neoplasms - epidemiology Neoplasms - etiology Newfoundland and Labrador - epidemiology Nuclear power plants PCB Perceptions Polychlorinated biphenyls Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) Research methodology Statistics Studies Young Adult
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