Bibliographic Compilation of Scientific Reports on the Health Effects of Radiation Exposure: A
Guide for Activists.
Compiled by Kizzy Charles-Guzmán.
Published and distributed by the Global Resource Action Center for the Environment
New York.
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Dubrova YE, Nesterov VN, Jeffreys AJ et al. (1996) Human minisatellite mutation rate after the
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Gould JM and Sternglass EJ (1993) Breast cancer: evidence for a relation to fission products in the diet.
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Kellerer AM, Nekolla EA (2000) The LNT-controversy and the concept of “controllable dose.” Health
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