Annals of the ICRP
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 21-49 , March 2004

Chapters 2–4

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doi: 10.1016/j.icrp.2004.02.002

Annals of the ICRP
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 21-49 , March 2004

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