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PROMISING RADIATION COUNTERMEASURES

A review of radiation countermeasure work ongoing at the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

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Pages 296-310 | Received 21 Mar 2011, Accepted 07 Dec 2011, Published online: 09 Feb 2012

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