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Editorial
. 2011 Mar 8;183(4):413-4.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.101885. Epub 2011 Feb 7.

Radiation exposure from medical imaging: a silent harm?

Mathew Mercuri  1 , Tej Sheth, Madhu K Natarajan
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Editorial

Radiation exposure from medical imaging: a silent harm?

Mathew Mercuri et al. CMAJ. .
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