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Cæsium-137 Fall-Out Body Burdens, Time Variation and Frequency Distribution

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ELLETT, W., BROWNELL, G. Cæsium-137 Fall-Out Body Burdens, Time Variation and Frequency Distribution. Nature 203, 53–55 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203053a0

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