Annals of the ICRP
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 201-270 , September 2003

A framework for assessing the impact of ionising radiation on non-human species: ICRP Publication 91

    Dr.
  • J Valentin

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Annals of the ICRP
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 201-270 , September 2003

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