Epidemiological investigations of aircrew: An occupational group with low-level cosmic radiation exposure

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Zeeb, Hajo ^a   Hammer, Gal P ^b   Blettner, Maria ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DOSE; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CALCULATION PROCEDURE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; DOSE ESTIMATES; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; FLIGHT CREWS; HEALTH EFFECTS; HEALTH OUTCOMES; MALIGNANT MELANOMA; SKIN CANCERS;

DISEASES; HEALTH; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY;

HEALTH RISKS;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAVEL;

AIRCRAFT; COSMIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 84858113037     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/32/1/N15     Document Type: Article

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