Lens opacities in young individuals long after exposure to protracted low-dose-rate γ radiation in 60Co-contaminated buildings in Taiwan

Radiation Research

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-204

  Hsieh, Wanhua Annie ^a   Lin, I Feng ^b   Chang, Wushou P ^c   Chen, Wei Li ^d   Hsu, Yea H ^b   Chen, Muh Shy ^d  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; BUILDING; CATARACT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOCAL LENS DEFECT SYSTEM; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENS; LENS OPACITIES CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; CORNEAL OPACITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 75149164785     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1850.1     Document Type: Article

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