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Some unrecognized dangers in the use and handling of radioactive substances.
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JAMA, 85, 1769-76. 1925 CE.
From autopsies on several young women who had painted radium dials, and ingested large cumulative doses by licking their brushes, Martland, medical examiner of Essex County, New Jersey, provided evidence that ingestion of radium could lead to serious illness and death. With Philip Conlon and Joseph P. Knef.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #7785 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9957 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | some-unrecognized-dangers-in-the-use-and-handling-of-radioactive-substances |