title: The Chernobyl childhood leukemia study: background & lessons learned.
abstract: Many challenges emerged during completion of a study to examine radiation dose and acute leukemia among children in areas of the former Soviet Union. In an era of globalization, our experiences might benefit others involved in multinational investigations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Carlton & Elm Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA. martin.mahoney@roswellpark.org
authors.forename: Martin C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mahoney
authors.forename: Kirsten B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Moysich
authors.forename: Philip L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Valery F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Stepanenko
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Arthur M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Michalek
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004190:Disasters; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007391:International Cooperation; D038622:Internationality; D007953:Leukemia, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011210:Power Plants; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D012042:Registries; D002094:Republic of Belarus / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology