Cognitive Engineering in Radiation Screening for Homeland Security

Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 204-219

  Sanquist, Thomas F ^a   Minsk, Brian ^b   Parasuraman, Raja ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993705099     PISSN: 15553434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/155534308X377081     Document Type: Article

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