Environmental Standards for Ionizing Radiation: Theoretical Basis for Dose-Response Curves
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Environmental standards for ionizing radiation: theoretical basis for dose-response curves.
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3429647