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Alpha-Ray Activities of Humans and their Environment

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    R. C. TURNER, J. M. RADLEY &  W. V. MAYNEORD

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TURNER, R., RADLEY, J. & MAYNEORD, W. Alpha-Ray Activities of Humans and their Environment. Nature 181, 518–521 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181518a0

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