Thorium concentration in human tissues from two U.S. Populations

Health Physics

Volumn 44, Issue , 1983, Pages 213-220

  Ibrahim, Shawki A ^a   Wrenn, McDonald E ^b   Singh, Narayani P ^b   Cohen, N ^c   Saccomano, Gene ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d St Mary's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THORIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; LYMPH NODE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTANT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; LYMPH NODES; MIDDLE AGE; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; THORIUM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0020699508     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: 15385159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-198306001-00018     Document Type: Article

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