Findings of the first comprehensive radiological monitoring program of the republic of the Marshall Islands

Health Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 66-85

  Simon, Steven L ^a,b   Graham, James C ^a,c  

^a Nationwide Radiological Study   (Marshall Islands)

^b NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; Atomic bomb; Fallout; Marshall Islands

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FALLOUT; MARSHALL ISLANDS; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0030914568     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199707000-00006     Document Type: Article

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