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Amy Berrington de González,
Sarah C. Darby
(2004).
Risk of cancer from diagnostic X-rays: estimates for the UK and 14 other countries.
The Lancet
, 363
(9406)
, 345-351.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(04)15433-0
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- 10.1016/s0140-6736(04)15433-0