Effects of continuous inhalation exposure of rats to radon and its progeny at various levels of dose and dose rate: Interim results

Radiation Research

Volumn 152, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Collier, C G ^a   Strong, J C ^a   Baker, S T ^a   Eldred, T ^a   Humphreys, J A H ^a   Cobb, L M ^a  

^a B551   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032760935     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3580133     Document Type: Article

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