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Complex chromosome aberrations in peripheral blood lymphocytes as a potential biomarker of exposure to high-LET alpha-particles

R. M. Anderson, S. J. Marsden, E. G. Wright, M. A. Kadhim, D. T. Goodhead, C. S. Griffin MRC Radiation and Genome Stability Unit, Harwell, Chilton, OX11 0RD, UK.
Pages 31-42 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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