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Physical Phenomena > Radiation > Radiation Effects
Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Radiologic Health > Radiation Effects
Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Radiologic Health > Radiation Effects
Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Radiologic Health > Radiation Effects

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Radiation Effects  

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Entry terms

  • Effects, Radiation

Note

  • general only: prefer the qualifier / rad eff: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.60; indexing policy: Manual 28.10+ ; radiation causing neoplasms = NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED or LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED, radiation causing abnormalities = ABNORMALITIES, RADIATION-INDUCED

Scope note

  • The effects of ionizing and nonionizing radiation upon living organisms, organs and tissues, and their constituents, and upon physiologic processes. It includes the effect of irradiation on food, drugs, and chemicals.

History note

  • RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY was heading 1964-66

In other languages

  • säteilyvaikutukset

    Finnish

  • effectus non specificati radiationis
  • morbus radiationalis
  • määrittämättömät säteilyn vaikutukset
  • säteilyn vaikutukset
  • säteilyn vaikutus
  • säteilysairaus
  • säteilyvaikutus
  • Strålningseffekter

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011830

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