The capacity, capabilities and needs of the who biodosenet member laboratories

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 611-620

  Maznyk, N A ^a   Wilkins, R C ^b   Carr, Z ^c   Lloyd, D C ^d  

^a STATE INSTITUTION NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR RADIATION MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE   (Ukraine)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MASS DISASTER; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIOMETRY;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 84867134995     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncs156     Document Type: Article

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