Excretion of depleted uranium by Gulf War veterans

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 105, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 171-174

  Toohey, R E ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOSPHORESCENCE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL; WAR; WHOLE BODY COUNTING;

EID: 0141563868     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006217     Document Type: Article

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