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Table 3 Cause of death of radiation victims (n = 412). Within brackets percentage of all cases with known cause of death (n = 380)

From: Early X-ray workers: an effort to assess their numbers, risk, and most common (skin) affliction

Skin cancer

Hematologic disease

Wasted by radiation

Acute death

Electrocution

Not given

270 (71.1 %)

77 (20.3 %)

23 (6.1 %)

1 (0.3 %)

9 (2.4 %)

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