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Measurements of Iodine-131 in Human Thyroids Following Nuclear Tests in 1961

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VENNART, J. Measurements of Iodine-131 in Human Thyroids Following Nuclear Tests in 1961. Nature 196, 740–743 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/196740a0

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