Cancer risks in a population with prolonged low dose-rate γ-radiation exposure in radiocontaminated buildings, 1983-2002

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 849-858

  Hwang, S L ^a,h   Guo, H R ^b   Hsieh, W A ^c   Hwang, J S ^d   Lee, S D ^e   Tang, J L ^e   Chen, C C ^f   Chang, T C ^e   Wang, J D ^g   Chang, W P ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f Jen Ai Municipal Hospital   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h DIWAN COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

60Co; Cancer risk; Human population; Low dose rate; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COBALT THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ONSET AGE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; THYROID CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY BURDEN; COHORT STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845789053     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000601085980     Document Type: Article

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