Risk of mortality from circulatory diseases in Mayak workers cohort following occupational radiation exposure

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 517-538

  Azizova, T V ^a   Grigorieva, E S ^a   Hunter, N ^b   Pikulina, M V ^a   Moseeva, M B ^a  

^a Southern Urals Biophysics Institute   (Russian Federation)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alpha radiation; circulatory diseases; gamma rays; Mayak PA; mortality; occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

ALPHA RADIATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXCESS RELATIVE RISKS; MAYAK PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STATISTICAL POWER;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

PLUTONIUM;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RISK; RUSSIA;

EID: 84941064642     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/35/3/517     Document Type: Article

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