Mortality from diseases of the circulatory system in radiologic technologists in the United States

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-248

  Hauptmann, Michael ^a   Mohan, Aparna K ^a   Doody, Michele M ^a   Linet, Martha S ^a   Mabuchi, Kiyohiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Cohort studies; Medical staff; Mortality; Myocardial ischemia; Radiation

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGIST;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037309410     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf189     Document Type: Article

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