Space radiation and cataracts in astronauts

Radiation Research

Volumn 156, Issue 5 I, 2001, Pages 460-466

  Cucinotta, F A ^a   Manuel, F K ^a   Jones, J ^a   Iszard, G ^a   Murrey, J ^a   Djojonegro, B ^a   Wear, M ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COSMONAUT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0034759456     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2001)156[0460:SRACIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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