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Conflicts of Interest All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest .
Data availability statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author , Z . TAHIRI , upon reasonable request .
Author contribution statement
All authors contributed to the design and implementation of the research , to the analysis of the results and to the writing of the manuscript .
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Cite this article as : Tahiri Z , Talbi M , Mansouri ME , Sekkat H , Mkimel M , Nhila O , Essendoubi M , Hiroual S . 2024 . Radiation exposure in routine mammography screening : a large observational cross-sectional study in Morocco . Radioprotection 59 ( 2 ): 104 – 110