Mortality of atomic bomb survivors predicted from laboratory animals

Radiation Research

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-167

  Carnes, Bruce A ^a   Grahn, Douglas ^b   Hoel, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECIES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0042303814     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3029     Document Type: Article

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