Dealing with at-risk populations in radiological/nuclear emergencies

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 136-142

  Wilkinson, Diana ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; PET ANIMAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CANADA; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 67650562145     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp070     Document Type: Article

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