High natural background radiation areas in Ramsar, Iran: Can inhabitants feel safe?

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 171-177

  Monfared, Ali Shabestani ^a   Jalali, Farzad ^a   Sedaghat, Sadegh ^a   Mansoorizade, Esmail ^a   Jarrahi, Alireza Mosavi ^b   Hajiahmadi, Mahmood ^a   Samavat, Hamid ^c  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Background radiation; Iran; Ramsar

Indexed keywords

IRAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33751007839     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2006.012016     Document Type: Review

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