Stochastic cancer models: Application to analyses of solid cancer incidence in the cohort of A-bomb survivors

Nuclear Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 447-451

  Moolgavkar, S H ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi stage carcinogenesis; Radiation risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; ONCOGENIC VIRUSES; RANDOM PROCESSES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATOMIC BOMBS; SOLID CANCER; STOCHASTIC CANCER MODELS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 0031384717     PISSN: 01404067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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