Low-dose irradiation therapy to cure gas gangrene infections

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 318-328

  Cuttler, Jerry M ^a  

^a Cuttler and Associates Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

gangrene; hormesis; infection; radiation; therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650731166     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2004.005431     Document Type: Article

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