Cytogenetic monitoring of personnel working in angiocardiography laboratories in Iran hospitals

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 562, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Zakeri, Farideh ^a   Assaei, Reza Gholi ^a  

^a National Radiation Protection Department Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Angiocardiography; Chromosome aberrations; Human lymphocytes; Micronucleus assay; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOKINESIS; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RING CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 3242763081     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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