Annals of the ICRP
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 41-60 , December 2005

Chapter 3

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PII: S0146-6453(05)00049-7

doi: 10.1016/j.icrp.2005.11.003

Annals of the ICRP
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 41-60 , December 2005

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