Cancer Treatment Reviews
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , February 2001

Pregnancy and radiation

  • E. Fenig

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva and 
    • ,
  • M. Mishaeli

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva and 
    • ,
  • Y. Kalish

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva and 
    • ,
  • M. Lishner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine A, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Sava and Sackler Faculty of Medicine,Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

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