Inequalities in the nuclear age: Impact of race and gender on radiation exposure at the savannah river site (1951-1999)

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Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-210

  Angelon Gaetz, Kim A ^a   Richardson, David B ^b   Wing, Steve ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RIVER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION, IONIZING; RIVERS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77958130012     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NS.20.2.e     Document Type: Article

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