Dental X-rays and risk of meningioma; The jury is still out

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174-177

  Tetradis, Sotirios ^a   White, Stuart C ^a   Service, Susan K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84864632661     PISSN: 15323382     EISSN: 15323390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2012.06.012     Document Type: Note

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