Prediction of renal concentrations of depleted uranium and radiation dose in gulf war veterans with embedded shrapnel

Health Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-273

  Squibb, Katherine S ^a   Leggett, Richard W ^b   McDiarmid, Melissa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health effects; Kidneys; Toxicity, chemical; Uranium, depleted

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; NEPHROTOXICITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOLDIER; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; RADIATION DOSAGE; TIME FACTORS; URANIUM; VETERANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 23844467418     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000165451.80061.7e     Document Type: Article

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