Annals of the ICRP
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 1-27 , June 2004

Preface, Main Points, Chapters 1–6

  • J. Valentine

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doi: 10.1016/j.icrp.2004.08.003

Annals of the ICRP
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 1-27 , June 2004