A survey of radon and thoron progeny for dwellings in Hong Kong

Health Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 373-377

  Cho, K W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

222Rn; Exposure; Radiation; Radon; Radon progeny

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON 222;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HONG KONG; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

THORON;

EID: 0030802917     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199708000-00010     Document Type: Article

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