Lens injuries induced by occupational exposure in non-optimized interventional radiology laboratories

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue JULY, 1998, Pages 728-733

  Vano E ^a   Gonzalez L ^a   Beneytez, F ^b   Moreno, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^c Juan Ramon Jimenez Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LABORATORY; LENS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGIST; WORKLOAD;

EID: 2642682425     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.847.9771383     Document Type: Article

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