Longevity of atomic-bomb survivors

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Volumn 356, Issue 9226, 2000, Pages 303-307

  Cologne, John B ^a   Preston, Dale L ^a  

^a RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0343628825     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02506-X     Document Type: Article

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