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. 2015 May 26;112(11):1842-3.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.155. Epub 2015 May 12.

Comment on 'Are the studies on cancer risk from CT scans biased by indication? Elements of answer from a large-scale cohort study in France'—Evidence of confounding by predisposing factors unclear

E Cardis  1 , M Bosch de Basea  1
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Comment on 'Are the studies on cancer risk from CT scans biased by indication? Elements of answer from a large-scale cohort study in France'—Evidence of confounding by predisposing factors unclear

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