Adverse reproductive outcomes among women exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation from diagnostic radiography for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 271-278

  Goldberg, Mark S ^a,b,e   Mayo, Nancy E ^b,c   Levy, Adrian R ^c   Scott, Susan C ^c   Poîtras, Benoit ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^e INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Adverse reproductive outcomes; Birthweight; Ionizing radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 0031949220     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199805000-00010     Document Type: Article

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