The U.S.-Russian radiation health effects research program in the Southern Urals

Health Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-8

  Seligman, Paul J ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure, occupational; Exposure, population; Health effects; Low level; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

NASA;

EID: 0034043113     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200007000-00003     Document Type: Article

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