The variability in radon decay product bronchial dose

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Harley, Naomi H ^a   Cohen, Beverly S ^a   Robbins, Edith S ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CELLS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DOSIMETRY;

BRONCHIAL AIRWAYS; CELL NUCLEI;

RADON;

RADON;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CELL NUCLEUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RISK FACTOR;

BRONCHUS;

EID: 0030737663     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00208-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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