Chromosomal aberration analysis among underground water wellworkers in Saudi Arabia

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 144, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 651-654

  AlSuhaibani, Entissar S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETICS; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIAL CLASS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETICS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOMETRY; RADON; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIAL CLASS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79953731967     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq348     Document Type: Article

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