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Comment
. 2004 Mar 6;328(7439):582; author reply 582.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7439.582-a.

Ionising radiation in infancy and adult cognitive function: wrong impression was created by study's publicity

Sanjay P Prabhu
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Ionising radiation in infancy and adult cognitive function: wrong impression was created by study's publicity

Sanjay P Prabhu. BMJ. .
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