Lung cancer risk of Mayak workers: modelling of carcinogenesis and bystander effect
β Scribed by P. Jacob; R. Meckbach; M. Sokolnikov; V. V. Khokhryakov; E. Vasilenko
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 790 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-634X
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