Mortality among United States radiologic technologists, 1926-90

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-75

  Doody, Michele Morin ^a   Mandel, Jack S ^c   Lubin, Jay H ^a   Boice Jr , John D ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Neoplasms (radiation induced); Occupational diseases; Radiologic technicians; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031974906     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008801404245     Document Type: Article

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