Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and occupational radiation exposure assessed using local data

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 437-439

  Karipidis, Ken K ^a   Benke, Geza ^b   Sim, Malcolm R ^b   Fritschi, Lin ^c   Vajdic, Claire ^d   Kricker, Anne ^e   Armstrong, Bruce ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ionizing radiation; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IONIZING RADIATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 69549126439     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp096     Document Type: Article

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