A review of non-cancer effects, especially circulatory and ocular diseases

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 435-449

  Little, Mark P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Central nervous system; Circulatory disease; Heart disease; Radiation; Review; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BOMBS (ORDNANCE); CHEMOTHERAPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HEAT RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION SHIELDING; REVIEWS;

CATARACT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; CHERNOBYL LIQUIDATORS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; EXCESS RELATIVE RISKS; HEART DISEASE; POSTERIOR SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT; STROKE;

DISEASES;

ANIMAL; ATOMIC BOMB; BIOASSAY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 84887127320     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-013-0484-7     Document Type: Review

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