Apparent lack of radiation susceptibility among residents of the high background radiation area in Ramsar, Iran: can we relax our standards?

Radioactivity in the Environment

Volumn 7, Issue C, 2005, Pages 1141-1147

  Mortazavi, S M J ^a   Karam, P A ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 41149114206     PISSN: 15694860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-4860(04)07140-2     Document Type: Article

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