Retrospective evaluation of occurrence of skin injuries in interventional cardiac procedures

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 247-250

  Padovani, Renato ^a   Bernardi, G ^a   Quia, E ^a,b   Signor, M ^a   Toh, H S ^a   Morocutti, G ^a   Spedicato, L ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INJURY;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CARDIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; X-RAYS;

EID: 33645234737     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci757     Document Type: Article

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