Polonium-210 in news: An allegory of a misappropriated science [3]

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 714-

  Singh, Nishith K ^a,b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLONIUM; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHELATION THERAPY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DYSPEPSIA; FUTUROLOGY; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE; LETTER; MEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE POISONING; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BIOTERRORISM; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; POLONIUM;

EID: 35248896217     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2007.02940.x     Document Type: Letter

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