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"La Radiologia Medica" SIRM Secretariat Via della Signora 2 20122 Milan, Italy (P.O. Box 10665) Tel. +39-02-76006094/76006124 Fax: +39-02-76006108 e-mail: direttore.radiologiamedica@sirm.org

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Journal articles: Ward J, Robinson PJ (2004)
How to detect hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis. Eur Radiol 12:2258-2272.
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Books: Larcher W (1995) Physiological plant ecology, 3rd edn. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York

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Traumatic birth injuries. In: Raimondi AJ, Choux M, Di Rocco C (eds) Head injuries in the newborn and infant. (Principles of pediatric neurosurgery) Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 87-109

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