Long-Term Risk of Fatal Malignancy Following Pediatric Radiofrequency Ablation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 913-915

  Clay, Mark A ^a,b   Campbell, Robert M ^a,b   Strieper, Margaret ^a,b   Frias, Patricio A ^a,b   Stevens, Mary ^a,b   Mahle, William T ^a,b  

^a SIBLEY HEART CENTER CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BREAST; CANCER RISK; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR RADIATION PROTECTION; LUNG; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCAPULA; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID GLAND;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 52349090609     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.05.033     Document Type: Article

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