Reduction of Radiation Dose and Relative Risk of Cancer Induction to Neonates Receiving Anterior-Posterior Chest X-Rays

Annemari Groenewald; Willem A Groenewald

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Annemari Groenewald
Willem A Groenewald

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Reduction of Radiation Dose and Relative Risk of Cancer Induction to Neonates Receiving Anterior-Posterior Chest X-Rays. (2014). Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 14(19), 33-39. https://journalofscience.org/index.php/GJSFR/article/view/

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