Uranium gastrointestinal absorption: The f1 factor in humans

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 105, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 55-60

  Limson Zamora, Maria ^a   Zielinski, J M ^a   Meyerhof, D ^a   Moddie, G ^a   Falcomer, R ^a   Tracy, B ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; URANIUM; WELL WATER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BEVERAGE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSIMETRY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; MALE; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0141676263     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006301     Document Type: Article

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