Knowledge and practice of radiation safety among invasive cardiologists

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 119-122

  Rahman, Nasir ^a   Dhakam, Sajid ^a   Shafqut, Azam ^a   Qadir, Sadia ^a   Tipoo, Fateh Ali ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SAFETY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 43749090611     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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