Radiation dose from cigarette tobacco

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-73

  Papastefanou, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPOSURE; GAMMA RADIATION; GREECE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; BODY BURDEN; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; GAMMA RAYS; GREECE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; PLANT LEAVES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

EID: 34447627195     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl033     Document Type: Article

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