Estimation of a minimum yearly radiation allowance (MYRA)

Journal of Clean Technology, Environmental Toxicology and Occupational Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 239-252

  Luckey, T D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality; Human exposures; Immune competence; Nuclear workers; Radiation allowance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CELL REGENERATION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IONIZING RADIATION; LIFESPAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

MYRA;

EID: 0031390195     PISSN: 10521062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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