The Northern Marshall Islands radiological survey: Data and dose assessments

Health Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-48

  Robison, W L ^a   Noshkin, V E ^a   Conrado, C L ^a   Eagle, R J ^b   Brunk, J L ^a   Jokela, T A ^a   Mount, M E ^a   Phillips, W A ^b   Stoker, A C ^a   Stuart, M L ^a   Wong, K M ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; 90Sr; Dose assessment; Marshall Islands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; MARSHALL ISLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA;

EID: 20244369706     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199707000-00004     Document Type: Article

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