What can epidemiology tell us about risks at low doses?

Radiation Research

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 122-124

  Puskin, J S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; STATISTICS;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 39049126464     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1187.1     Document Type: Note

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