French population exposure to radon, terrestrial gamma and cosmic rays

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 314-320

  Billon, S ^a   Morin, A ^a   Caer S ^b   Baysson, H ^a   Gambard, J P ^a   Backe, J C ^a   Rannou, A ^a   Tirmarche, M ^a   Laurier, Dominique ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b CAATS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; FRANCE; GAMMA RADIATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEASON;

COSMIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRANCE; GAMMA RAYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 19444381577     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch463     Document Type: Article

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