Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology

  • Volume 30
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  • Pages.13.1-13.2
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  • 2015
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  • 2671-9525(eISSN)
The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology (환경독성보건학회)
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Can screening effects explain increased risk of thyroid cancer among population living near nuclear power plants in Korea?

  • Lee, Won Jin (Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine)
  • Published : 2015.01.01
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