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Radiation dose from cardiac catheterization procedures in young patients may not contribute to increased cancer risk

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Doss, M. Radiation dose from cardiac catheterization procedures in young patients may not contribute to increased cancer risk. Eur J Epidemiol 33, 425–426 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-018-0379-7

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