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Kenigsberg, J.E., Buglova, E.E. (2005). Health consequences. In: Chernobyl — Catastrophe and Consequences. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28079-0_6

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