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. 1985 Sep 14;291(6497):686–687. doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6497.686

Cranial irradiation in childhood lymphoblastic leukemia: time for reappraisal.

J M Chessells
PMCID: PMC1416633  PMID: 3929899

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