Epidemiological evaluation of radiation risk using populations exposed at high doses.
Reasons are discussed for basing cancer risk estimates of low-dose radiation effects on extrapolations from populations exposed to high doses, rather than directly on studies of low-dose effects. Some of the major studies used for this purpose are described, together with difficulties encountered in...
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: |
Darby, S |
Format: | Journal article
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Language: | English |
Published: |
1986
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