210Po and 210Pb inhalation by cigarette smoking in Italy

Health Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-63

  Desideri, Donatella ^a   Meli, Maria Assunta ^a   Feduzi, Laura ^a   Roselli, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

210Pb; 210Po; Cigarettes; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

LEAD 210; POLONIUM;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; GAS FLOW; INHALATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; TOBACCO;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ITALY; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; POLONIUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TARS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33845712263     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000236597.72973.3c     Document Type: Article

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