Dose assessment activities in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Health Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 438-456

  Simon, S L ^b   Graham, J C ^a  

^a Nationwide Radiological Study   (Marshall Islands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

137Cs; dose assessment; exposure, radiation; fallout

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DRINKING WATER; PLUTONIUM;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 0029763593     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199610000-00003     Document Type: Article

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