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Negative correlation between the number of sunspots and the occurrence of 7Be and 22Na in the surface air and their contribution to radiation doses Cover

Negative correlation between the number of sunspots and the occurrence of 7Be and 22Na in the surface air and their contribution to radiation doses

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|Dec 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2019-70-3336 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 290 - 295
Submitted on: Sep 1, 2019
Accepted on: Dec 1, 2019
Published on: Dec 21, 2019
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2019 Drago Brodnik, Denis Glavič-Cindro, Matjaž Korun, Marijan Nečemer, Petra Maver-Modec, Toni Petrovič, Tim Vidmar, Branko Vodenik, Benjamin Zorko, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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