A stratified approach to individual dosimetry for radon daughters in mines

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-200

  Dixon, D W ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON DAUGHTER;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL MONITORING; RADIATION MONITORING; STANDARD;

EID: 0032912181     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032624     Document Type: Article

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