Ionising radiation and the health of nuclear industry workers

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-78

  Fornalski, K W ^a   Dobrzynski L ^a,b  

^a SOLTAN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Healthy worker effect; Hormesis; HWE; Ionising radiation; Low doses; Nuclear industry workers; SMR; Standard mortality ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HORMESIS; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO;

EID: 67649995744     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2009.026240     Document Type: Article

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