Influence of radiologists' sex and training on fluoroscopy doses during barium enema

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 74, Issue 879, 2001, Pages 255-258

  Vehmas, T ^a,b   Kuosma, E ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGIST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035047165     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.74.879.740255     Document Type: Article

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