Should we be concerned about the rapid increase in CT usage?

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-67

  Brenner, David J ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

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EID: 77951838449     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2010.25.1.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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