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Thorotrast®: Lessons from the past for present radiological practice
Thorotrast®: lecciones del pasado para la práctica radiológica del presente
A. Aranaz Murillo
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aaranaz@salud.aragon.es

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, E. Pascual Pérez, R. Larrosa López, L. Sarría Octavio de Toledo
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
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