Radiocesium body burdens in residents of Northern Canada from 1963-1990

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 431-442

  Tracy, B L ^b   Kramer, G H ^b   Zielinski, J M ^b   Jiang, H ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

137Cs; excretion, urinary; health effects; whole body counting

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137;

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FALLOUT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; URINE; WHOLE BODY COUNTER;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0031037634     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199703000-00011     Document Type: Article

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