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Lynch, D.A. (2006). Beryllium-Related Diseases. In: De Vuyst, P., Gevenois, P.A. (eds) Imaging of Occupational and Environmental Disorders of the Chest. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30903-9_16
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