The Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe: unacknowledged health detriment

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Rudi H Nussbaum. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 May.

. 2007 May;115(5):A238-9; author reply A239-40.

doi: 10.1289/ehp.115-a238.

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The chernobyl accident 20 years on: an assessment of the health consequences and the international response.
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