A reconnaissance study of radon concentrations in Hamadan city, Iran

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 857-863

  Gillmore, G K ^a   Jabarivasal, N ^b,c  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77957744249     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-857-2010     Document Type: Article

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