Turkish pediatric surgeons knowledge on the radiation exposure of patients during diagnostic imaging

Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 623-627

  Gümüş, Cesur ^a   Cankorkmaz, Levent ^a   Erkoç, M Fatih ^a   Öztoprak, Bilge ^a   Atalar, Mehmet ^a   Köylüoǧlu, Gökhan ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiation dosage; Tomography scanners; Ultrasonography; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER RISK; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ULTRASOUND; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 54349119158     PISSN: 13000292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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