Initial medical diagnosis of patients severely irradiated in the accident with 60Co in bulgaria

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 640-644

  Djounova, J ^a   Guleva, I ^a   Negoicheva, K ^a   Mileva, I ^a   Panova, D ^a   Rupova, I ^a   Gigov, I ^b  

^a National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

^b MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULGARIA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

BULGARIA; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 84867129860     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncs161     Document Type: Article

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