Awareness and attitudes amongst basic surgical trainees regarding radiation in orthopaedic trauma surgery

Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Khan, F R ^a   Ul Abadin, Z ^b   Rauf, S ^b   Javed, A ^b  

^a YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

^b BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Radiation protection; Surgical trainees; Training

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NOTE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77957326335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18235530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2349/biij.6.3.e25     Document Type: Note

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