A retrospective evaluation of the dosimetry employed in an international combined epidemiological study

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 39-53

  Fix, J J ^a   Salmon, L ^b   Cowper, G ^c   Cardis, E ^d  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Harwell Lab   (United Kingdom)

^c Intl Agency for Research on Cancer ^*  (Canada)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER RISK; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTON; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

EID: 0031417890     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032180     Document Type: Article

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