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Accidental intake of tritiated water: a cytogenetic follow-up case on translocation stability and dose reconstruction

D. C. LLOYD J. E. MOQUET S. ORAM A. A. EDWARDS J. N. LUCAS Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94551, USA
Pages 543-547 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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