Stable and unstable chromosome aberrations measured after occupational exposure to ionizing radiation and ultrasound

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 371-377

  Fučić, Aleksandra ^a   Želježić, Davor ^a   Kašuba, Vilena ^a   Kopjar, Nevenka ^a   Rozgaj, Ružica ^a   Lasan, Ružica ^b   Mijić, August ^c   Hitrec, Vlasta ^b   Lucas, Joe Nathan ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c Sisters of Mercy General Hospital   (Croatia)

^d ChromoTrax Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SAMPLING; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION, IONIZING; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 34447120205     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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