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01-09-2009 | Commentary

Improving health literacy: informed decision-making rather than informed consent for CT scans in children

Authors: Marilyn J. Goske, Dorothy Bulas

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 9/2009

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Title: Improving health literacy: informed decision-making rather than informed consent for CT scans in children
Authors: Marilyn J. Goske
Dorothy Bulas
Publication date: 01-09-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 9/2009
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-009-1322-6

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