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Prenatal Radiography Does Not Increase Risk of Childhood Brain Tumors
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Title Prenatal Radiography Does Not Increase Risk of Childhood Brain Tumors
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568058?src=rss
Description Prenatal exposure to diagnostic X-rays does not increase the overall risk of childhood brain tumors, a Swedish research team reports. However, abdominal radiography may lead to a higher incidence of primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Date Dec 29, 2007
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