Multiple causes of stress in the context of radiation risk

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 245-249

  Allen, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; STRESS; THREAT;

EID: 0030449646     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031873     Document Type: Conference Paper

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