Radiation risk perception and its associated factors among residents living near nuclear power plants: A nationwide survey in Korea |
Sung, Hyoju
(National Radiation Emergency Medical Center, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Kim, Jung Un (National Radiation Emergency Medical Center, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences) Lee, Dalnim (National Radiation Emergency Medical Center, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences) Jin, Young Woo (National Radiation Emergency Medical Center, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences) Jo, Hyemi (Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Guro Hospital) Jun, Jae Kwan (National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center) Park, Sunhoo (National Radiation Emergency Medical Center, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences) Seo, Songwon (National Radiation Emergency Medical Center, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences) |
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