Human exposure to high natural background radiation: what can it teach us about radiation risks?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Radiological Protection
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0952-4746,1361-6498
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/29/2a/s03