A survey of awareness of radiation dose among health professionals in Northern Ireland

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 969, 2008, Pages 725-729

  Soye, J A ^a   Paterson, A ^a  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER RISK; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; IRELAND; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NORTHERN IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOLOGIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 51349163071     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/94101717     Document Type: Article

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