A meta-analysis of leukaemia risk from protracted exposure to low-dose gamma radiation

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 457-464

  Daniels, Robert D ^a   Schubauer Berigan, M K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LIFESPAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; VARIANCE;

GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLICATION BIAS; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 79955952354     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.054684     Document Type: Review

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