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Threshold for radiation-related severe mental retardation in prenatally exposed A-bomb survivors: a re-analysis

M. OTAKE Department of Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700, Japan. Permanent Director, Radiation Effects Research Foundation.
Pages 755-763 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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