The Sun determines human longevity: Teratogenic effects of chaotic solar radiation

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 574-581

  Davis Jr , George E ^a   Lowell, Walter E ^a  

^a Psybernetics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGEN;

AGING; DNA DAMAGE; FERTILITY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERATOGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 8444245866     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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