Substantial radiation exposure for patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-133

  Gelfand, Amy A ^a   Josephson, S Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation; subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 79951869050     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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