Computed tomography doses in children

Lancet

Volumn 363, Issue 9416, 2004, Pages 1178-

  McLean, Donald ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; X RAY;

EID: 11144354257     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15984-9     Document Type: Note

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