Journal article
Literature Review and Global Consensus on Management of Acute Radiation Syndrome Affecting Nonhematopoietic Organ Systems
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The World Health Organization convened a panel of experts to rank the evidence for medical countermeasures for management of acute radiation syndrome (ARS) in a hypothetical scenario involving the hospitalization of 100 to 200 victims. The goal of this panel was to achieve consensus on optimal management of ARS affecting nonhematopoietic organ systems based upon evidence in the published literature.
METHODS: English-language …
Authors
Dainiak N; Gent RN; Carr Z; Schneider R; Bader J; Buglova E; Chao N; Coleman CN; Ganser A; Gorin C
Journal
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 183–201
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
October 2011
DOI
10.1001/dmp.2011.73
ISSN
1935-7893