Chronic health risks from aggregate exposures to ionizing radiation and chemicals: Scientific basis for an assessment framework

Risk Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-42

  Chen, Wan Ching G ^a   McKone, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical; Ionizing radiation; Multiple agent exposure; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; IONIZING RADIATION;

ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORKS;

HEALTH RISKS;

HEALTH RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETICS; GENE MUTATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034923316     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.t01-1-211085     Document Type: Article

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