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Iodine-131 in human thyroids in Britain following Chernobyl

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    C.R. HILL, I. ADAM, W. ANDERSON, R.J. OTT & F.D. SOWBY

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HILL, C., ADAM, I., ANDERSON, W. et al. Iodine-131 in human thyroids in Britain following Chernobyl. Nature 321, 655–656 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/321655a0

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