Evaluation of Natural Radioactive Dose Levels and Associated Annual Effective Dose Rates in Ingested Foodstuffs at Abuja, Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2582-5992
DOI: 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i324621