An updated assessment of radon exposure in Canada

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-170

  Chen, Jing ^a   Moir, Deborah ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; AIR POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RADIATION MONITORING; ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON;

EID: 77953581122     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq046     Document Type: Article

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