Commentary: Low dose-rate exposures to ionizing radiation

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1046-1047

  Cardis, E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; RADIOISOTOPE; RUTHENIUM 106; STRONTIUM 89; STRONTIUM 90; ZIRCONIUM;

ATOMIC BOMB; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NOTE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOLID TUMOR;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RUSSIA;

EID: 35548958699     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym192     Document Type: Note

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