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UK rate of x ray examination less than half the US rate
BMJ 2001; 322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.322.7283.384/d (Published 17 February 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;322:384
- Annabel Ferriman
- BMJ
The rate of medical x ray examination in the United Kingdom (per 1000 population) is less than half of that in Germany, the United States, and Estonia, a new report from the National Radiological Protection Board, has said. And Japan has a rate three times that of the United Kingdom.
Medical and dental x …
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