Prevalence of atherosclerosis in relation to atomic bomb radiation exposure: An RERF Adult Health Study

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 821-826

  Yamada, Michiko ^a   Naito, Kumiko ^a   Kasagi, Fumiyoshi ^a   Masunari, Naomi ^a   Suzuki, Gen ^a  

^a RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic arch calcification; Atherosclerosis; Atomic bomb radiation exposure; Carotid artery intima media thickness; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATOMIC BOMB; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY BURDEN; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR WARFARE; PREVALENCE; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 32644445539     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000600555504     Document Type: Article

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