Evaluation of thyroid shields for reduction of radiation exposure to orthopaedic surgeons

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 635-636

  Dewey, Peter ^a,b   Incoll, Ian ^a  

^a Wagga Wagga Base Hospital   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Radiation; Surgeon; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SHIELD; STUDENT; SURGEON; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

EID: 0031689371     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb04832.x     Document Type: Article

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