Ionizing radiation and cancer risk: Evidence from epidemiology

Radiation Research

Volumn 150, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Ron, Elaine ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031797032     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579806     Document Type: Article

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