Lack of association between occupational radiation exposure and thyroid nodules in healthcare personnel

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 529-532

  Violante, Francesco S ^a   Romano, Paolo ^b   Bonfiglioli, Roberta ^a   Lodi, Vittorio ^a   Missere, Maurilio ^a   Mattioli, Stefano ^a   Raffi, Giovanni B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Occupational disease; Radiation exposure; Thyroid nodules

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID NODULE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION, IONIZING; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 0141920807     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-003-0443-8     Document Type: Article

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