Environmental exposure to radioactive iodine and thyroid disease

Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 599-600

  Wilkinson, Gregg S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ATOMIC BOMB; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FALLOUT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THYROID DISEASE;

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; NEVADA; POWER PLANTS; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 33750482235     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000231373.60399.2c     Document Type: Note

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