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Local diagnostic reference levels in diagnostic and therapeutic pediatric cardiology at a specialist pediatric hospital in South Africa

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|Nov 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2022-0021 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 180 - 187
Submitted on: Jul 4, 2022
Accepted on: Oct 3, 2022
Published on: Nov 17, 2022
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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