Brain Cancer with Induction Periods of Less Than 10 Years in Young Military Radar Workers

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 270-272

  Richter, Elihu D ^a   Berman, Tamar ^a   Levy, Or ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain cancer; Induction periods; Radar; Short

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENOTOXICITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLDIER; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0036664744     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890209601409     Document Type: Article

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