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Are we doing enough to minimize fluoroscopic radiation exposure in children?

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Cohen, M. Are we doing enough to minimize fluoroscopic radiation exposure in children?. Pediatr Radiol 37, 1020–1024 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-007-0547-5

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