Radiation-related cancer risks at low doses among atomic bomb survivors

Radiation Research

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 178-186

  Pierce, Donald A ^a   Preston, Dale L ^a  

^a RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD;

EID: 0033864575     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2000)154[0178:RRCRAL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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