Indoor Radon

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-56

  Polpong, Pornsri ^a   Bovornkitti, Somchai ^b  

^a Thailand Office of Atomic Energy for Peace   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

AIR POLLUTION; HEALTH; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG TUMOR; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MONITORING; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AIR POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0031607169     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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