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Distribution of indoor radon concentrations between selected Hungarian thermal baths

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|Sep 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0055 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 333 - 336
Submitted on: Jan 25, 2016
Accepted on: Mar 24, 2016
Published on: Sep 10, 2016
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2016 Amin Shahrokhi, Erika Nagy, Anita Csordás, János Somlai, Tibor Kovács, published by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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