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Ionising radiation and risk of leukaemia – meta-analysis

An estimated 11 million workers are exposed occupationally to ionising radiation every year; however, the health effects of low doses encountered in, for example, medical diagnostics settings has been unclear. A meta-analysis based on 23 studies established an estimated excess relative risk of 0.19, at a whole-body absorbed dose of 100 mGy (95% confidence interval 0.07–0.32). The estimate includes an adjustment for publication bias.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010; online first: doi: 10.1136/oem.2009.054684.

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Occupational Health at Work December/January 2010/2011 (vol. 07/4) pp45