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| LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 115 |
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Update on guest editorial, “Radiological safety and radiation emergency preparedness” (Radiat Prot Environ 2020;43:1-5)
DD Rao
Editor, Radiation Protection and Environment, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| Date of Submission | 16-Aug-2020 |
| Date of Acceptance | 16-Aug-2020 |
| Date of Web Publication | 27-Aug-2020 |
Correspondence Address:
D D Rao
Editor, Radiation Protection and Environment, Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/rpe.rpe_41_20
How to cite this article:
Rao D D. Update on guest editorial, “Radiological safety and radiation emergency preparedness” (Radiat Prot Environ 2020;43:1-5). Radiat Prot Environ 2020;43:115 |
How to cite this URL:
Rao D D. Update on guest editorial, “Radiological safety and radiation emergency preparedness” (Radiat Prot Environ 2020;43:1-5). Radiat Prot Environ [serial online] 2020 [cited 2023 Mar 23];43:115. Available from: https://www.rpe.org.in/text.asp?2020/43/2/115/293626 |
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