Radiobiology in the atomic age: Changing research practices and policies in comparative perspective

Journal of the History of Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 637-647

  Creager, Angela N H ^a   Santesmases, María Jesús ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE FILOSOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atomic energy; Diplomacy; Fallout; Genetics; Nuclear weapons; Radiation; Radiobiology; Radioisotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750174339     PISSN: 00225010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10739-006-9107-3     Document Type: Review

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