Epidemiological studies of UK test veterans: I. General description

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-217

  Kendall, Gerry M ^a   Muirhead, C R ^a   Darby, S C ^b   Doll, R ^b   Arnold, L ^c   O'Hagan, J A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORDNANCE; RADIOLOGY;

NUCLEAR WEAPONS; RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240;

ATOMIC BOMB; ATOMIC WARFARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSIMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; SOLDIER; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRALIA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; NUCLEAR WARFARE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RISK; VETERANS;

EID: 4644335389     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/24/3/001     Document Type: Review

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