Some recent issues in low-exposure radiation epidemiology.
Three areas of activity in the field of low-level radiation epidemiology have been reviewed. They concern the questions of cancer risk related to antenatal X-ray exposure, occupational radiation exposure, and residence in areas of real or supposed increased levels of radiation. Despite the a priori unlikelihood of useful information developing from studies in any of these areas, such investigations are being pursued, and the results are proving to be stimulating. Much important information will be forthcoming in the near future.
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Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02116.
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000009:adverse effects; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D012306:Risk
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive