The Hazards to Man of Nuclear and Allied Radiations: A Second Report to the Medical Research Council |
Contents
THE TYPES OF RADIATION AND THEIR BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS | 5 |
Incidence of leukaemia following exposure to radiation | 11 |
Possible differential sensitivity of foetal and adult sex cells to induction | 17 |
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