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Managing and Mitigating Accidental Radiation Exposures

Radiation victim management and the haematologist in the future: Time to revisit therapeutic guidelines?

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Pages 636-648 | Received 17 Jul 2009, Accepted 16 Mar 2010, Published online: 05 Jul 2010

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