Radiation risk and science education

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 273-278

  Eijkelhof, H M C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0030476214     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031878     Document Type: Conference Paper

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