Collateral contamination concomitant to the polonium-210 poisoning of Mr Alexander Litvinenko
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Public information needs after the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko with polonium-210 in London: cross sectional telephone survey and qualitative analysis.
OBJECTIVES To identify public perceptions of the risk to health after the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko with polonium-210 (210Po) in London and to assess the impact of public health communications. DESIGN Cross sectional telephone survey and qualitative interviews. SETTING London, United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS 1000 people completed the cross sectional survey and 86 potentially exposed ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Radiological Protection
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0952-4746,1361-6498
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/aa80f5