Epidemiological studies of cancer in aircrew

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 232-239

  Hammer, Gaël P ^a   Blettner, Maria ^a   Zeeb, Hajo ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COSMIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGISTRIES; RISK; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 73049103030     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp125     Document Type: Article

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