Cancer Risk of Low-Level Exposure
- 29 March 1996
- journal article
- perspective
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 271 (5257), 1821-1822
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.271.5257.1821
Abstract
In his Perspective, Goldman argues that new scientific data on the carcinogenic effects of low-level exposure to radiation indicate that our national policies on allowable limits need to be revised.Keywords
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