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Dose Rate Effect of Pulsed Electron Beam on Micronucleus Frequency in Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes

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|Mar 2010

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-1982 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Slovenian
Page range: 77 - 83
Published on: Mar 25, 2010
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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