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A RAPID COMBUSTION METHOD FOR THE ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF LOW LEVELS OF TRITIUM IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES

Per Gerde Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, and Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, in cooperation with the Swedish National Institute for Working Life
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Tony Stephens Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Alan R. Dahl Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Pages 37-44 | Published online: 30 Sep 2008

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