Retrospective dose estimates in estonian chernobyl clean-up workers by means of FISH

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology

Volumn 369, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-12

  Granath, F ^a   Darroudi, F ^b   Auvinen, A ^c   Ehrenberg, L ^a   Hakulinen, T ^d   Natarajan, A T ^b,f   Rahu, M ^e   Rytomaa T ^c   Tekkel, M ^e   Veidebaum, T ^e  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JA Cohen Institute Interuniversity Research Institute for Radiopathology and Radiation Protection   (Netherlands)

^c STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine Tallinn   (Estonia)

^f Wassenaarseweg 72 ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; FISH; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; USSR;

EID: 0029957127     PISSN: 01651218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(96)90042-7     Document Type: Article

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