An improved model for the reconstruction of past radon exposure

Health Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 528-532

  Cauwels, P ^a   Poffijn, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dose assessment; Epidemiology; Exposure; Modeling; Radiation; Radon

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COLLIMATOR; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0034077505     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200005000-00010     Document Type: Article

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