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Risk perception among the workers in radiotherapy facilities located in North Eastern States, India

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|Oct 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2018-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 127 - 131
Submitted on: Dec 13, 2017
Accepted on: Aug 1, 2018
Published on: Oct 4, 2018
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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