Estimated radiation exposure from medical imaging in hemodialysis patients

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 571-578

  De Mauri, Andreana ^a   Brambilla, Marco ^a   Chiarinotti, Doriana ^a   Matheoud, Roberta ^a   Carriero, Alessandro ^a   De Leo, Martino ^a  

^a University Hospital Maggiore della Carita   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 79952337767     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2010070784     Document Type: Article

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