Short-term and long-term health risks of nuclear-power-plant accidents

N Engl J Med. 2011 Jun 16;364(24):2334-41. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1103676. Epub 2011 Apr 20.

Authors

John P Christodouleas¹, Robert D Forrest, Christopher G Ainsley, Zelig Tochner, Stephen M Hahn, Eli Glatstein

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA.

PMID: 21506737
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1103676

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
Disasters*
Earthquakes
Humans
Japan
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / epidemiology
Nuclear Power Plants*
Pennsylvania
Radiation Injuries / etiology*
Radiation Injuries / therapy
Radioactive Hazard Release*