The assessment of radiation exposures in Native American communities from nuclear weapons testing in Nevada

Risk Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 101-112

  Frohmberg, Eric ^a,b   Goble, Robert ^b   Sanchez, Virginia ^c   Quigley, Dianne ^b  

^a Maine Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c George Perkins Marsh Institute ^*

Author keywords

Dose reconstruction; Native American; Nevada; Nuclear testing; Radiation

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORDNANCE; RADIATION HAZARDS;

DOSE RECONSTRUCTION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; RADIATION EXPOSURES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034122292     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.00010     Document Type: Article

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