Assessment of dental students’ knowledge towards ionizing radiation in dentistry: a cross-sectional study

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Issue		Radioprotection Volume 59, Number 4, October - December 2024


Page(s)		270 - 277
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2024021
Published online		13 December 2024

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