The Pulmonologist's role in Caring for Pregnant Women with Regard to the Reproductive Risks of Diagnostic Radiological Studies or Radiation Therapy

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-42

  Brent, Robert ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure; Pregnant; Pulmonologist; Radiological studies

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MATERNAL CARE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PULMONARY MEDICINE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCTION; RISK;

EID: 79251473680     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2010.10.002     Document Type: Review

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