Thyroid cancer after exposure to external radiation: A pooled analysis of seven studies

Radiation Research

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Ron, Elaine ^a   Lubin, Jay H ^a   Shore, Roy E ^b   Mabuchi, Kiyohiko ^c   Modan, Baruch ^d   Pottern, Linda M ^a   Schneider, Arthur B ^e   Tucker, Margaret A ^a   Boice, John D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THYMUS; THYROID CANCER; THYROID GLAND; TINEA CAPITIS; TONSIL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 84864686307     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: 19385404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RRAV05.1     Document Type: Article

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