Radiologic and nuclear events: The METREPOL severity of effect grading system

Blood

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 5757-5758

  Fliedner, Theodor M ^a   Powles, Ray ^b   Sirohi, Bhawna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ATOMIC BOMB; GOVERNMENT; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIATION INJURY; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; RADIATION INJURIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 47049113755     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-04-150243     Document Type: Letter

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