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Potassium Iodide in Nuclear Accidents: Give it Timely, Swiftly and Judiciously

Author(s): Ioannis Ilias*, Manfredi Rizzo and Georgios Meristoudis

Volume 23, Issue 6, 2023

Published on: 27 December, 2022

Page: [873 - 875] Pages: 3

DOI: 10.2174/1871530323666221014150729

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