American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 1 , Pages 4-24 , January 2009

Saving lives and changing family histories: appropriate counseling of pregnant women and men and women of reproductive age, concerning the risk of diagnostic radiation exposures during and before pregnancy

  • Robert L. Brent, MD, PhD, DSc (Hon)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Robert L. Brent, MD, PhD, DSc (Hon), Thomas Jefferson University, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, P.O. Box 269, Wilmington, DE 19899

Received 7 March 2008 ,Revised 3 June 2008 ,Accepted 11 June 2008.

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