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. 2004 Nov 8;3:12. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-3-12

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Regions surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Shading identifies areas included in the International Consortium for Research on the Health Effects of Radiation (ICRHER) study of acute childhood leukemia: Gomel & Mogilev Oblasts in Belarus; Cherkassy, Chernigov, Rivno, & Zhitomir Oblasts in Ukraine; and Bryansk Oblast, Russian Federation. Solid lines identify boundaries between countries/republics. Shaded square in center of figure identifies location of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine.