Can a system approach help radiobiology?

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 143, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 536-541

  Baverstock, K ^a   Nikjoo, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL FUNCTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOBIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOBIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 79952358518     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq467     Document Type: Article

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