Decreases in occupational exposure to ionizing radiation among Canadian dental workers

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-33

  Zielinski, Jan M ^a,b   Garner, Michael J ^c   Krewski, Daniel ^b   Ashmore, J Patrick ^b,d   Band, Pierre R ^a,b   Fair, Martha E ^e   Jiang, Huixa ^b   Letourneau, Ernest G ^d   Semenciw, Robert ^f   Sont, Willem N ^b,d  

^a Environmental Health Center   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Carlington Community and Health Services   (Canada)

^d HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^e HEALTH STATISTICS DIVISION   (Canada)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Dental staff; Dentist; Occupational exposure; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL STAFF; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL;

EID: 22044444622     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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