Health effects in those with acute radiation sickness from the chernobyl accident

Health Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 462-469

  Mettler Jr , Fred A ^a   Gus'kova, Angelina K ^b   Gusev, Igor ^b  

^a USAF/VA New Mexico Region   (United States)

^b Institute of Biological Physics   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Accidents, nuclear; Chernobyl; Health effects; National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Indexed keywords

ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION SICKNESS; REVIEW; SKIN ATROPHY; SURVIVOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS;

EID: 37349078664     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000278843.27969.74     Document Type: Review

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