Radiodiagnostic Imaging in Pregnancy and the Risk of Childhood Malignancy: Raising the Bar
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Eduardo Franco and Guy-Anne Turgeon discuss new findings from Joel Ray and colleagues on the cancer risk following prenatal exposure to radiodiagnostic imaging, and where new research needs to be focused.
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دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010