No evidence for the causation by cosmic radiation of nuclear cataracts in pilots [3]

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1369-1370

  Facius, Rainer ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; COSMIC RADIATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LETTER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIRCRAFT; CATARACT; COSMIC RADIATION; HUMANS; ICELAND; LENS NUCLEUS, CRYSTALLINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION, IONIZING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748598437     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.124.9.1369     Document Type: Letter

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