Studies of cancer risk among Chernobyl liquidators: Materials and methods

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 3 A, 2002, Pages

  Kesminiene, A ^a   Cardis, E ^a   Tenet, V ^a   Ivanov, V K ^b   Kurtinaitis, J ^c   Malakhova, I ^d   Stengrevics, A ^e   Tekkel, M ^f  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b MEDICAL RADIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

^c Lithuanian Cancer Registry   (Lithuania)

^d Bellarus Centre for Medical Technologies Computerisation and Public Health   (Belarus)

^e Latvian Cancer Registry   (Latvia)

^f Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine Tallinn   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMORS;

LIQUIDATORS; RADIATION DOSE;

RADIATION PROTECTION;

AGE; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; BALTIC STATES; BELARUS; CANCER RISK; CASE STUDY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE CALCULATION; ESTONIA; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LATVIA; LEUKEMIA; LITHUANIA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENESIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; THYROID CANCER; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKER;

EID: 0036742864     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/22/3A/301     Document Type: Conference Paper

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