Systematic indoor radon and gamma-ray measurements in Slovenian schools

Health Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 559-562

  Vaupotič, Janja ^b   Šikovec, Mateja ^b   Kobal, Ivan ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Exposure; Gamma radiation; Population; Radon; Surveys

Indexed keywords

RADON;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SCHOOL; SLOVENIA;

EID: 0034076455     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200005000-00014     Document Type: Article

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