Prevention of Internal Exposure to Cesium-137 (137Cs) Radiation in Inhabitants of an Area Contaminated by the Chernobyl Accident

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-32

  Takano, Kadzumi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chernobyl accident; Fallout radiation; Food chain; Highly contaminated area; Internal exposure

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 2842582550     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931169     Document Type: Article

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