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Comment
. 2016 May;27(3):e21.
doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000467.

Re: Thyroid Cancer Among Young People in Fukushima

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Re: Thyroid Cancer Among Young People in Fukushima

Hideto Takahashi et al. Epidemiology. 2016 May.
No abstract available

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  • The Authors Respond.
    Tsuda T, Tokinobu A, Yamamoto E, Suzuki E. Tsuda T, et al. Epidemiology. 2016 May;27(3):e21-3. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000468. Epidemiology. 2016. PMID: 26844413 No abstract available.
  • Re: Thyroid Cancer Among Young People in Fukushima.
    Hamaoka Y. Hamaoka Y. Epidemiology. 2017 Jan;28(1):e4-e5. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000569. Epidemiology. 2017. PMID: 27748679 No abstract available.
  • The Authors Respond.
    Takahashi H, Ohira T, Ohtsuru A, Shimura H, Tsuboi K, Yasumura S, Tanigawa K, Midorikawa S, Suzuki S. Takahashi H, et al. Epidemiology. 2017 Jan;28(1):e5-e6. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000568. Epidemiology. 2017. PMID: 27902534 No abstract available.

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