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. 2019 Oct 7;191(40):E1115.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1095810.

Rise in medical scans during pregnancy poses radiation risk

Lauren Vogel  1
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Rise in medical scans during pregnancy poses radiation risk

Lauren Vogel. CMAJ. .
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Rates of pregnant women undergoing computed tomography doubled in Ontario and increased nearly four-fold in the United States over the past two decades.
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