Frequency of chromosomal lesions and damaged lymphocytes of workers occupationally exposed to X rays

Health Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 334-339

  Milacic, Snezana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberration; Exposure, radiation; Radiation damage; X rays

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EID: 14944373032     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000149920.09402.1d     Document Type: Article

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