Manipulating public health research: The nuclear and radiation health establishments

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 328-330

  Nussbaum, Rudi H ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Conflicts of interest; Radiation health effects; Research censorship; Scientific whistleblowers; Three Mile Island

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARMY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34748842856     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2007.13.3.328     Document Type: Review

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