Updated emergency response guidance for the first 48 h after the outdoor detonation of an explosive radiological dispersal device

Health Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-73

  Musolino, Stephen V ^a   Harper, Frederick T ^b   Buddemeier, Brooke ^c   Brown, Michael ^d   Schlueck, Richard ^e  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Emergency planning; Health effects weapons

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879773639     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: 15385159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e31828a8fb1     Document Type: Article

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