Chromosomal damage in air crew members of international flights. A preliminary report

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1117-1120

  Picco, S J ^a,c   De Luca, J C ^a   MacIntyre, C ^b   Dulout, F N ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^b Asoc de Pilotos de Lineas Aereas   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE CREW; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATOM; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; CYTOGENETICS; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RING CHROMOSOME; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0034431515     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572000000400061     Document Type: Article

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