Brief communication: Effects of diagnostic irradiation during pregnancy on head circumference at birth

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 175-180

  Bohnen, N I L J ^a   Ragozzino, M W ^b   Kurland, L T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Delaney Radiologists   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Head circumference; Medical irradiation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

CEPHALOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030295165     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459609070835     Document Type: Article

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