Exogenous contamination of uranium in human scalp hair

Health Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 699-703

  Muikku, Maarit ^a   Heikkinen, Tarja ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

bioassay; contamination; dose assessment; external; uranium

Indexed keywords

URANIUM; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HAIR; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCALP;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAIR; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCALP; URANIUM; WATER;

EID: 84861091747     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e31824ac770     Document Type: Article

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