Exposure to radiation and higher risk of circulatory disease

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7739, 2010, Pages 162-

  Little, Mark P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL KILLING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 76249123170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b4326     Document Type: Editorial

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