DNA damage: Risk comparisons of low radiation vis-à-vis dietary micronutrient deficiencies

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 284-298

  Hayes, Daniel P ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Constitutive and induced repair; Diet; Folate; Low dose radiation; Micronutrients; Public perception; Radiation risks; Radio induced cancer; Risk estimation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33846811452     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2006.012003     Document Type: Review

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