Uranium deposition and retention in a USTUR whole body case

Health Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-284

  Russell, J J ^a,b   Kathren, R L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidneys; Reference Man; Skeleton; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ACID; METAL; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; URANIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOASSAY; BRAIN INFARCTION; BURN; CASE REPORT; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY INJURY; LYMPH NODE; MALE; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; URINALYSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE; WOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AUTOPSY; BODY BURDEN; CADAVER; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; REGISTRIES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; URANIUM; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 1142286403     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200403000-00004     Document Type: Article

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