Lenticular opacities in individuals exposed to ionizing radiation in infancy

Radiation Research

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 190-195

  Hall, Per ^a,b   Granath, Fredrik ^a   Lundell, Marie ^b   Olsson, Kristina ^b,c   Holm, Lars Erik ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Sophiahemmet   (Sweden)

^d Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CATARACTOGENESIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CATARACT; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN HEMANGIOMA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0032839650     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3580093     Document Type: Article

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