Nationwide survey of radon levels in Korea

Health Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 354-360

  Kim, Chang Kyu ^a   Lee, Seung Chan ^b   Lee, Dong Myung ^a   Chang, Byung Uck ^a   Rho, Byung Hwan ^a   Kang, Hee Dong ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Effective dose; Exposure, radiation; Radon; Survey

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HOUSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH KOREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACKGROUND RADIATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; KOREA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADON; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; VENTILATION;

EID: 0037366527     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200303000-00008     Document Type: Article

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