Types of radiation mass casualties and their management

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 246-250

  Jaworska, Alicja ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dose assessment; Monitoring; Public information; Radiological triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIATION INJURY;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE;

EID: 70350338272     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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