Very high background radiation areas of Ramsar, Iran: Preliminary biological studies

Health Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 87-93

  Ghiassi Nejad, M ^a,b   Mortazavi, S M J ^a,c,g   Cameron, J R ^d   Niroomand Rad, A ^e   Karam, P A ^f  

^a National Radiation Protection Department Iran   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c RAFSANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^g KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Exposure, population; Health effects; Naturally occurring radionuclides; radiation, background

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HUMAN; IRAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036133290     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200201000-00011     Document Type: Article

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