Percutaneous toxicity of uranyl nitrate: Its effect in terms of exposure area and time

Health Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 434-437

  López, Ricardo ^a   Díaz Sylvester, Paula L ^a   Ubios, Angela M ^a   Cabrini, Rómulo L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Kidneys; Skin dose; Toxicity; Uranium

Indexed keywords

URANIUM; URANYL NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DOSIMETRY; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; INTOXICATION; METAPHYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN TOXICITY; URANIUM MINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034077060     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200004000-00007     Document Type: Article

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