Risk of occupational radiation-induced cataract in medical workers

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 178-186

  Milacic, Snezana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cataract; Health care workers; Ionizing radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RADIATION INJURY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67949106699     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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