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Issue
Radioprotection
Volume 55, May 2020
Coping with uncertainties for improved modelling and decision making in nuclear emergencies. Key results of the CONFIDENCE European research project
Page(s) S51 - S55
Section EARLY PHASE MODELLING
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2020012
Published online 26 June 2020
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