Assessment of radiation exposure from cesium-137 contaminated roads for epidemiological studies in Seoul, Korea |
Lee, Yun-Keun
(Wonjin Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health)
Ju, Young-Su (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital) Lee, Won Jin (Department of Social Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine) Hwang, Seung Sik (Department of Social Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine) Yim, Sang-Hyuk (Wonjin Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health) Yoo, Sang-Chul (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital) Lee, Jieon (Korea Federation for Environmental Movements) Choi, Kyung-Hwa (Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Dankook University) Burm, Eunae (Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Dankook University) Ha, Mina (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine) |
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