Polonium-210: Lessons learned from the contamination of individual Canadians

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 164-166

  Cornett, Jack ^a   Tracy, Bliss ^a   Kramer, Gary ^a   Whyte, Jeff ^a   Moodie, Gerry ^a   Auclair, J P ^a   Thomson, Daniele ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLONIUM;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIME; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LONDON; POLONIUM; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 67650541846     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp091     Document Type: Article

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