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Uptake of Caesium-137, due to Nuclear Weapon Fall-Out, in Subjects from West Cumberland

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HESP, R. Uptake of Caesium-137, due to Nuclear Weapon Fall-Out, in Subjects from West Cumberland. Nature 206, 1213–1215 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2061213a0

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