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. 1960 Nov 26;2(5212):1539–1545. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5212.1539

Incidence of Leukaemia after Exposure to Diagnostic Radiation in Utero

W M Court Brown, R Doll, A Bradford Hill
PMCID: PMC2098397  PMID: 13695977

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