Staff exposure to ionizing radiation in a major trauma centre

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 136-137

  Tan, Gim A ^a   Van Every, Bruce ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ionizing radiation exposure; Trauma centre

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONIZING RADIATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESUSCITATION;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION, IONIZING; RISK; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 17444405620     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03308.x     Document Type: Article

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