HSE investigation of leukaemia and other cancers in the children of male workers at Sellafield.

  • Health and Safety Executive
Date:
1993
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Credit: HSE investigation of leukaemia and other cancers in the children of male workers at Sellafield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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