Human micronucleus counts are correlated with age, smoking, and cesium-137 dose in the Goiânia (Brazil) radiological accident

Mutation Research/Environmental Mutagenesis and Related Subjects

Volumn 313, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 57-68

  da Cruz, A D ^a,b,c,d   McArthur, A G ^d   Silva, C C ^b   Curado, M P ^b   Glickman, B W ^c,d  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b Fund Leide Das Neves Ferreira   (Brazil)

^c Centre for Environmental Health   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cesium 137; Environmental mutagenesisl Human populations; Goi nia radiological accident; Micronuclei

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MUTAGENESIS; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION DOSE; SMOKING;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD CELLS; BRAZIL; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGE; RADIATION DOSAGE; SMOKING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028023684     PISSN: 01651161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1161(94)90033-7     Document Type: Article

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