Comparison of chromosome aberrations in peripheral blood lymphocytes from people occupationally exposed to ionizing and radiofrequency radiation

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 117-127

  Lalić, Hrvoje ^a   Lekié, Andrica ^b   Radošević Stašić, Biserka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b University of Rijeka Radmile   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Ionizing radiation; Radiofrequency radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIO WAVES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035317107     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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