Studies on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors, and their use in estimating radiation risks

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-335

  Muirhead, Colin R ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFESPAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0142124797     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006196     Document Type: Article

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