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Low-level radiation and immune system damage : an atomic era legacy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mangano, Joseph J., 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : Lewis Publishers, [1999]
Subjects:
Radiation Effects.
Immune Tolerance.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Political decisions usher in man-made radiation
  • Introduction
  • The '40s and '50s: hot war and Cold War
  • The '60s and '70s: nuclear progress amidst fear and doubt
  • The '80s and '90s: disasters, reflection, and revisionism
  • Pt. 2. Health effects and the Baby Boomers
  • Infancy
  • Childhood
  • Adolescence/early childhood
  • Middle age
  • Health effects and the post-1983 generation
  • Pt. 3. The great challenge for present and future America
  • Demonstrating low-level radiation's health effects: convincing scientists and the public
  • Radiation exposure and the future: great fear and great hope.