Lifetime exposure to radiation from imaging investigations

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 976-977

  Hall, J Douglas ^a   Godwin, Marshall ^a,b,d   Clarke, Tessa ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c Memorial University of Newfoundland ^*

^d Health Sciences Centre St John's   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; X RAY;

AGED; BODY BURDEN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33749036620     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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