The surgeon and acts of civilian terrorism: Radiation exposure and injury

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 146-154

  Fry, Donald E ^a   Schecter, William P ^b   Hartshorne, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; GRANISETRON; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; LAXATIVE; ONDANSETRON; POTASSIUM IODIDE; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; STEROID;

CARCINOGENESIS; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; FIBROSIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; ISCHEMIA; LEUKEMIA; NAUSEA; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR WASTE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INDUCED EMESIS; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SURGEON; TERRORISM; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; X RAY;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOACTIVITY; TERRORISM;

EID: 29244485446     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.08.012     Document Type: Review

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