Risk of cancer from diagnostic X-rays: estimates for the UK and 14 other countries

@article{Gonzlez2004RiskOC,
  title={Risk of cancer from diagnostic X-rays: estimates for the UK and 14 other countries},
  author={Amy Berrington de Gonz{\'a}lez and Sarah C. Darby},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2004},
  volume={363},
  pages={345-351}
}
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