Radiation exposure in trauma patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 607-609

  Ott, Mickey ^a,b   McAlister, Jennifer ^a   VanderKolk, Wayne E ^a   Goldsmith, Austin ^a   Mattice, Connie ^a   Davis, Alan T ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimeter; Radiation exposure; Trauma patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION, IONIZING; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33748752517     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000235937.58470.1a     Document Type: Article

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