Radiation exposure in the myelomeningocele population

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 63-66

  Gaskill, Sarah J ^a,b   Marlin, Arthur E ^a  

^a Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Associates of South Texas   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogenesis; Mutagenesis; Myelomeningocele; Radiation effects; Teratogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOLOGIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031817460     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028622     Document Type: Article

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