Radiofrequency radiation may help astronauts in space missions
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ideas
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2251-7294
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhi.2012.08.001