Protecting the thyroid from accidental or terrorist-instigated 131I. Releases

Thyroid

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 271-272

  Schneider, Arthur B ^a   Becker, David V ^b   Robbins, Jacob ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DRUG LEGISLATION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ACCIDENT; TERRORISM; THYROID DISEASE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; POTASSIUM IODIDE; RADIATION PROTECTION; TERRORISM; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0036228140     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10507250252949379     Document Type: Editorial

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