Annals of the ICRP
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 203-232 , March 2006

Annex C

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doi: 10.1016/j.icrp.2006.03.015

Annals of the ICRP
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 203-232 , March 2006

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