Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Circulatory Disease from Exposure to Low-Level Ionizing Radiation and Estimates of Potential Population Mortality Risks
Author(s) -
Mark P. Little,
Tamara V. Azizova,
D. Bаzyка,
Simon Bouffler,
Elisabeth Cardis,
S.Yu. Chekin,
V. Chumak,
Francis A. Cucinotta,
Florent de Vathaire,
Per Hall,
John Harrison,
Guido Hildebrandt,
V.K. Ivanov,
V.V. Kashcheev,
Sergiy Klymenko,
Michaela Kreuzer,
Olivier Laurent,
Kotaro Ozasa,
Thierry Schneider,
Soile Tapio,
Andrew M. Taylor,
Ioanna Tzoulaki,
Wendy L. Vandoolaeghe,
Richard Wakeford,
Lydia B. Zablotska,
Wei Zhang,
Steven E. Lipshultz
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1204982
Subject(s) - medicine , population , relative risk , confounding , confidence interval , circulatory system , ionizing radiation , attributable risk , disease , absolute risk reduction , environmental health , irradiation , physics , nuclear physics
Although high doses of ionizing radiation have long been linked to circulatory disease, evidence for an association at lower exposures remains controversial. However, recent analyses suggest excess relative risks at occupational exposure levels.
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