External radiation exposure and mortality in a cohort of French nuclear workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 694-700

  Telle Lamberton, M ^a   Samson, E ^a   Caer S ^b   Bergot, D ^a   Bard, D ^a   Bermann, F ^c   Gelas J M ^b   Giraud, J M ^c   Hubert, P ^a   Metz Flamant, C ^a   Neron M O ^c   Quesne, B ^b   Tirmarche, M ^a   Hill, C ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b AREVA NP   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^d INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL PSYCHOSIS; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; WORKER; X RAY;

EID: 34748840235     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.032631     Document Type: Article

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