Genomic damage in children accidentally exposed to ionizing radiation: A review of the literature

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 658, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 111-123

  Fucic, A ^a   Brunborg, G ^b   Lasan, R ^c   Jezek, D ^d   Knudsen, L E ^e   Merlo, D F ^f  

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

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Child; Chromosome aberration assay; Environment; Ionizing radiation; Micronucleus assay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATOMIC WARFARE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC DAMAGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INHERITANCE; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR SAFETY; NUCLEAR WASTE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 38649103481     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2007.11.003     Document Type: Review

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