Hazards of X-ray radiation on the quantitative and phagocytic functions of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in X-ray technicians

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 88-92

  Meo, Sultan A ^a   Al Drees, Abdul Majeed ^a   Zadi, Syed Z A ^b   Damgh, Salah A L ^a   Al Tuwaijri, Ali S ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence response; Occupational hazards; Phagocytosis; Polymorphonuclear leukocytes; X ray radiation

Indexed keywords

ZYMOSAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; OPSONIZATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; X RAY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SAUDI ARABIA; X-RAYS;

EID: 33646454425     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13419145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.48.88     Document Type: Article

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