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Radiation Risk From Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization. Friendly Fire on Children With Congenital Heart Disease

Maria Grazia Andreassi BSc, PhD^*

From the CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy, and G. Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy.

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: andreas{at}ifc.cnr.it.

Key words: Editorials • heart defects, congenital • radiation • pediatrics

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