Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis in assessment of the thyroid cancer risk related to chernobyl fallout in eastern France

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-252

  Catelinois, Olivier ^a   Laurier, Dominique ^a   Verger, Pierre ^b   Rogel, Agnès ^a   Colonna, Marc ^c   Ignasiak, Marianne ^a   Hémon, Denis ^d   Tirmarche, Margot ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b Regional Health Observatory   (France)

^c Isere Cancer Registry   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Ionizing radiation; Risk assessment; Thyroid cancer; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONTAMINATION; DATA REDUCTION; DISEASE CONTROL; FAILURE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PUBLIC RISKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TUMORS;

CHERNOBYL, FRANCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT; THYROID CANCER;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CANCER; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FALLOUT; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; IONIZING RADIATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THYROID CANCER; UNCERTAINTY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 18644376836     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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