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Radiat Environ Biophys. 2013 Mar;52(1):147-50.
doi: 10.1007/s00411-012-0442-9.
Epub 2012 Nov 20.
1 Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, DHHS, NIH, Rockville, MD 20852-7238, USA. [email protected]